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The '''Eiffel Tower''', known in [[French]] as "La Tour Eiffel", is an iron tower located in [[Paris]], [[France]] that was built for the Paris Exposition of 1889. It is 986 feet tall, and including its distinctive antenna at the top, is 1,063 feet tall. It was the tallest structure in the world until the Chrysler Building in [[New York City]] was built in 1930.
[[Image:Eiffel Tower.jpg|right|200px]]
The '''Eiffel Tower''', known in [[French]] as "La Tour Eiffel", is an iron tower located in [[Paris]], [[France]] that was built for the Paris Exposition of 1889. It is 986 feet tall, and including its distinctive antenna at the top, is 1,063 feet tall. It was the tallest structure in the world until the Chrysler Building in [[New York City]] was built in 1930. The tower has become an icon of Paris.
[[Gustave Eiffel|Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel]], a French civil engineer is renowned for the construction of the tower that bears his name. Maurice Koechlin was the structural designer.
==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.paris-live.com/paris_webcam/eiffel_tower_cam3.htm Live image of the Eiffel Tower]
*[http://www.paris-live.com/paris_webcam/eiffel_tower_cam3.htm Live image of the Eiffel Tower]
*[http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/ Official site]