Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris was built in 1887 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. It is named after its designer, Eiffel. The 320-meter-high tower is a hollow steel framed structure and shoots straight up to the clouds. It weighs 9000 tons.
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The Eiffel Tower was built
for the International Exhibition
of Paris of 1889 commemorating
the centenary of the French Revolution.
The Prince of Wales,
later King Edward VII of England,
opened the tower.
Of the 700 proposals submitted
in a design competition,
Gustave Eiffel's was unanimously chosen.
However it was not accepted
by all at first,
and a petition of 300 names - including
those of Maupassant,
Emile Zola,
Charles Garnier
(architect of the Opéra Garnier),
and Dumas the Younger -
protested its construction.
At 300 metres
(320.75m including antenna),
and 7000 tons,
it was the world's tallest building until 1930.
Other statistics include:
2.5 million rivets.
300 steel workers,
and 2 years (1887-1889) to construct it.
Sway of at most 12 cm in high winds.
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