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[[File:Eiffel Tower Uploaded by Argonowski.jpg|thumb|200px|The stars of the European Union for the tower]]

[[File:Eiffel Tower Uploaded by Argonowski.jpg|thumb|200px|The stars of the European Union for the tower]]

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[[File:Eiffel Tower Drone 4k-Qx c1X3zfEc-313-251.webm|thumb|Eiffel Tower]]The '''Eiffel Tower''' ([[French language|French]]: La Tour Eiffel, [tuʁ ɛfɛl], [[IPA|IPA pronunciation]]: "EYE-full" [[English language|English]]; "Eiffel" [[French language|French]]) is a [[landmark]] in [[Paris]]. It was built between [[1887]] and [[1889]] for the Exposition Universelle (World Fair). It was supposed to be a temporary installation for the 1889 [[World's Fair|World Fair]], held at Paris to show respect to 100 years of the [[French Revolution]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-11-02|title=World’s Fair - Official Eiffel Tower Website|url=https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/the-monument/universal-exhibition|access-date=|website=La Tour Eiffel|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1909, there were discussions regarding the potential dismantling of the Eiffel Tower. However, the decision to save this iconic structure was ultimately reached by city officials, who acknowledged its importance as a [[Radio telegraph|radiotelegraphy]] station.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pierre|date=2020-11-04|title=How the Eiffel Tower was saved from destruction|url=https://frenchmoments.eu/eiffel-tower-was-saved/|access-date=|website=French Moments|language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:Eiffel Tower Drone 4k-Qx c1X3zfEc-313-251.webm|thumb|Eiffel Tower]]The '''Eiffel Tower''' ([[French language|French]]: La Tour Eiffel, [tuʁ ɛfɛl], [[IPA|IPA pronunciation]]: "EYE-full" [[English language|English]]; "Eiffel" [[French language|French]]) is a [[Wrought iron|wrought-iron]] [[landmark]] in [[Paris]]. It was built between [[1887]] and [[1889]] for the Exposition Universelle (World Fair). It was supposed to be a temporary installation for the 1889 [[World's Fair|World Fair]], held at Paris to show respect to 100 years of the [[French Revolution]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-11-02|title=World’s Fair - Official Eiffel Tower Website|url=https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/the-monument/universal-exhibition|access-date=|website=La Tour Eiffel|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1909, there were discussions regarding the potential dismantling of the Eiffel Tower. However, the decision to save this iconic structure was ultimately reached by city officials, who acknowledged its importance as a [[Radio telegraph|radiotelegraphy]] station.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pierre|date=2020-11-04|title=How the Eiffel Tower was saved from destruction|url=https://frenchmoments.eu/eiffel-tower-was-saved/|access-date=|website=French Moments|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Background ==

== Background ==

The Tower cost 7,799,401.31 French gold francs to build in 1889,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cost of the Eiffel Tower|url=https://www.wonders-of-the-world.net/Eiffel-Tower/Cost-of-the-Eiffel-tower.php|access-date=2024-02-25|website=www.wonders-of-the-world.net}}</ref> an amount equal to $1,495,139.89 at that time. Today, its cost would equal to $36,784,020.11. It took 2 years, 2 months and 5 days to build it. The tower is {{convert|300|m|abbr=in|lk=on|}} tall, but this  does not include the {{convert|24|m|abbr=in}} [[aerial]] (antenna) on the top; the total height of the structure is {{convert|324|m|abbr=in}}. It has a square base that is {{convert|125|m|abbr=in|}} long on each side. The second story platform is {{convert|115.5|m|ftin|abbr=in}} off {{convert|12000|gal|L|abbr=off|lk=on|order=flip}}, and the surface to be painted is {{convert|250000|m2|acre|abbr=off|lk=on}}. Since it has been built it has been repainted 18 times, each of these 18 paint jobs there were only 25 painters hired to do the job. Three separate colors of paint are used on the structure in order to [[Juliian dünn|enhance]] the impression of height, with the lightest at the top.

The Tower cost 7,799,401.31 French gold francs to build in 1889,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cost of the Eiffel Tower|url=https://www.wonders-of-the-world.net/Eiffel-Tower/Cost-of-the-Eiffel-tower.php|access-date=2024-02-25|website=www.wonders-of-the-world.net}}</ref> an amount equal to $1,495,139.89 at that time. Today, its cost would equal to $36,784,020.11. It took 2 years, 2 months and 5 days to build it. The tower is {{convert|300|m|abbr=in|lk=on|}} tall, but this  does not include the {{convert|24|m|abbr=in}} [[aerial]] (antenna) on the top; the total height of the structure is {{convert|324|m|abbr=in}}. It has a square base that is {{convert|125|m|abbr=in|}} long on each side. The second story platform is {{convert|115.5|m|ftin|abbr=in}} off {{convert|12000|gal|L|abbr=off|lk=on|order=flip}}, and the surface to be painted is {{convert|250000|m2|acre|abbr=off|lk=on}}. Since it has been built it has been repainted 18 times, each of these 18 paint jobs there were only 25 painters hired to do the job. Three separate colors of paint are used on the structure in order to [[Juliian dünn|enhance]] the impression of height, with the lightest at the top.

File:Santos-Dumont flight around the Eiffel Tower.jpg|Santos-Dumont No. 5; 13 July 1901

File:Santos-Dumont flight around the Eiffel Tower.jpg|Santos-Dumont No. 5; 13 July 1901

File:Delaunay - Tour Eiffel.jpeg|The Eiffel Tower has been a subject of art, as in this [[Cubism|cubist]] painting by [[Robert Delaunay]] (1911)

File:Delaunay - Tour Eiffel.jpeg|The Eiffel Tower has been a subject of art, as in ''[[Champs de Mars: The Red Tower]]'', a 1911 [[Cubism|cubist]] painting by [[Robert Delaunay]]

File:2013 Fireworks on Eiffel Tower 11.jpg|The tower is the focal point for New Year's Eve and [[Bastille Day]] (as in this image from 2013) celebrations.

File:2013 Fireworks on Eiffel Tower 11.jpg|The tower is a focal point for New Year's Eve and [[Bastille Day]] celebrations.

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