Eiffel Tower:

After leaving the other sites we made our way to the Tower, what can I say, WHOW,WHOW. To see it in person, Tina had a very emotional moment here. The wait to get on the lift to go up the tower was 2 hrs, and it was hot(31 C).After going on the lifts,(two were out of order), there is one in each supporting leg, in two stages we arrived at the very top, what a view. Here we took some photos and we all shared a glasses of champagne(10 euro each glass), but it was worth it.

 

 

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Eiffel Tower
La Tour Eiffel
The Eiffel Tower as seen from the Champ de Mars
Record height
Tallest in the world from 1889 to 1930[I]
General information
Type	Observation tower, Radio broadcasting tower
Location	Paris, France
Coordinates	48°51′30″N 2°17′40″E / 48.8583°N 2.2945°E / 48.8583; 2.2945
Construction started	1887
Completed	1889
Opening	31 March 1889
Height
Antenna spire	324.00 m (1,063 ft)
Roof	300.65 m (986 ft)
Top floor	273.00 m (896 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	3
Elevators	9
Design and construction
Owner	City of Paris, France
Management	Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE)
Architect	Stephen Sauvestre
Structural engineer	Maurice Koechlin, Émile Nouguier
Main contractor	Compagnie des Establissments Eiffel
References
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The Eiffel Tower (French: La Tour Eiffel, [tuʁ ɛfɛl], nickname La dame de fer, the iron lady) is a puddled iron^[10] lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair, it has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest structure in Paris^[11] and the most-visited paid monument in the world; 7.1 million people ascended it in 2011. The third level observatory's upper platform is at 279.11 m the highest accessible to public in the European Union and the highest in Europe as long as the platform of the Ostankino Tower, at 360 m, remains closed as a result of the fire of August 2000. The tower received its 250 millionth visitor in 2010.
The tower stands 320 metres (1,050 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-story building. During its construction, the Eiffel Tower surpassed the Washington Monument to assume the title of the tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years, until the Chrysler Building in New York City was built in 1930. However, because of the addition, in 1957, of the antenna atop the Eiffel Tower, it is now taller than the Chrysler Building. Not including broadcast antennas, it is the second-tallest structure in France, after the Millau Viaduct.
The tower has three levels for visitors. Tickets can be purchased to ascend, by stairs or lift (elevator), to the first and second levels. The walk from ground level to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the walk from the first to the second level. The third and highest level is accessible only by lift - stairs exist but they are not usually open for public use. Both the first and second levels feature restaurants.
The tower has become the most prominent symbol of both Paris and France, often in the establishing shot of films set in the city.