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{{Infobox building
{{Infobox building
| name = The Eiffel Tower
| name = The Eiffel Tower
| native_name = La tour Eiffel
| native_name = ''La Tour Eiffel''
| native_name_lang = fr
| native_name_lang = fr
| image = {{CSS image crop
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| caption = Seen from the [[Champ de Mars]]
| caption = Seen from the [[Champ de Mars]]
| highest_start = 1889
| highest_start = [[1889]]
| highest_end = 1930
| highest_end = [[1930]]
| location = [[7th arrondissement of Paris|7th arrondissement]], Paris, France
| location = [[7th arrondissement of Paris|7th arrondissement]], [[Paris]], [[France]]
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| mapframe-zoom = 16
| mapframe-zoom = 16
| start_date = 28 January 1887
| start_date = [[28 January]] [[1887]]
| completion_date = 15 March 1889
| completion_date = [[15 March]] [[1889]]
| opening = 31 March 1889 ({{Time ago|31 March 1889}})
| opening = [[31 March]] [[1889]] ({{Time ago|31 March 1889}})
| building_type = Observation tower<br>Broadcasting tower
| building_type = [[Observation]] [[tower]]<br>[[Broadcasting]] [[tower]]
| architectural = {{convert|300|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=CTBUH>{{ctbuh|id=9410|title=Eiffel Tower}}</ref>
| architectural = {{convert|300|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=CTBUH>{{ctbuh|id=9410|title=Eiffel Tower}}</ref>
| tip = {{convert|324|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=CTBUH />
| tip = {{convert|324|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=CTBUH />
| main_contractor = [[Gustave Eiffel|Compagnie des Etablissements Eiffel]]
| main_contractor = [[Gustave Eiffel|Compagnie des Etablissements Eiffel]]
| developer =
| developer =
| owner = [[Paris|City of Paris]], France
| owner = [[Paris|City of Paris]], [[France]]
| management = {{lang|fr|Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel}} (SETE)
| management = [[Société]] [[d'Exploitation]] de la [[Tour Eiffel]] ([[SETE]])
| website = {{URL|toureiffel.paris/en}}
| website = {{URL|toureiffel.paris/en}}
| references = I. {{note|talleststatus}}{{Emporis |id=110508 |name=Eiffel Tower}}
| references = I. {{note|talleststatus}}{{Emporis |id=110508 |name=Eiffel Tower}}
The Eiffel Tower joined the green energy movement by building two wind turbines on the second level. These wind turbines produce {{convert|10000|kW/h|HP/h|abbr=off|lk=on}} of electricity.
The Eiffel Tower joined the green energy movement by building two wind turbines on the second level. These wind turbines produce {{convert|10000|kW/h|HP/h|abbr=off|lk=on}} of electricity.
On March 15, 2022, a new antenna compatible with the DAB+ network, digital radio services, was installed by helicopter at the top of the tower, increasing its height from 324 to 330 meters.<ref>[https://www.rtl.fr/actu/debats-societe/paris-pourquoi-la-tour-eiffel-va-gagner-quelques-metres-ce-mardi-15-mars-7900133941 Paris : pourquoi la Tour Eiffel va gagner quelques mètres ce mardi], [[RTL]], 2025-09-22</ref>
== Construction ==
== Construction ==
There were 50 architects, engineers, and draftsmen that created 5,300 drawings of the Eiffel Tower before the construction started. Once they had a plan, there were 18,000 pieces built and prepared in Eiffel's factory outside of town. These pieces were created to the accuracy of 1/10 of a millimeter. These pieces were put together to form new pieces that were 5 meters long to be transported to the building site.
There were 50 architects, engineers, and draftsmen that created 5,300 drawings of the Eiffel Tower before the construction started. Once they had a plan, there were 18,000 pieces built and prepared in Eiffel's factory outside of town. These pieces were created to the accuracy of 1/10 of a millimeter. These pieces were put together to form new pieces that were 5 meters long to be transported to the building site.
The difficulty building the first floor was in bringing building materials and people up to it with a point of departure as in the elevators. The elevators had to be positioned at a slanting angle to meet the horizontal beams on the first floor. The elevator had to use hydraulic jacks to move and erect the elevator up the slanted legs. Currently the hydraulic jacks are not in use due to more advanced technology. The second floor was assembled with cranes that took the same route as the elevators. There was no troubles from this point onward in the construction.
The difficulty building the first floor was in bringing building materials and people up to it with a point of departure as in the elevators. The elevators had to be positioned at a slanting angle to meet the horizontal beams on the first floor. The elevator had to use hydraulic jacks to move and erect the elevator up the slanted legs. Currently the hydraulic jacks are not in use due to more advanced technology. The second floor was assembled with cranes that took the same route as the elevators. There was no troubles from this point onward in the construction.
== Height and records ==
When the Eiffel Tower was finished in 1889, it became a global wonder of engineering. For 41 years, the tower held the record as the tallest man-made structure in the world. It kept this title until 1930, when it was finally surpassed by the [[Chrysler Building]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Eiffel Tower |url=https://www.history.com/topics/landmarks/eiffel-tower |website=History.com |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref> Even after losing the record for height, it remains one of the most famous and recognizable landmarks on Earth.
== Eiffel Tower Media ==
== Eiffel Tower Media ==
File:Georges Garen embrasement tour Eiffel.jpg|Illumination of the tower at night during the exposition; painted by {{ill|Georges Garen|fr}}, 1889
File:Georges Garen embrasement tour Eiffel.jpg|Illumination of the tower at night during the exposition; painted by {{ill|Georges Garen|fr}}, 1889
File:Vue Lumière No 992 - Panorama pendant l'ascension de la Tour Eiffel (1898).ogv|Panoramic view during ascent of the Eiffel Tower by the [[Auguste and Louis Lumière|Lumière brothers]], 1898
File:Vue Lumière No 992 - Panorama pendant l'ascension de la Tour Eiffel (1898).webm|Panoramic view during ascent of the Eiffel Tower by the [[Auguste and Louis Lumière|Lumière brothers]], 1898
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 ''[[Champs de Mars: The Red Tower]]'', a 1911 [[Cubism|cubist]] painting by [[Robert Delaunay]]
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 a focal point for New Year's Eve and [[Bastille Day]] celebrations.
File:2013 Fireworks on Eiffel Tower 11.jpg|The tower is a focal point for New Year's Eve and [[Bastille Day]] celebrations.