Wednesday, December 22, 2021

The Eiffel Tower

THE EIFFEL TOWER

Locally nicknamed "The Iron Lady," this 1,063-foot-tall iron lattice tower is the tallest structure in Paris. It was built 1887-1889 for the 1889 World's Fair--and some leading artists and intellectuals hated it. Today it's a global icon of France and one of the world's most recognizable and popular structures--nearly 7 million people went up in 2015!

(Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons; CTTO)


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