Eiffel Tower
Location :
Champ de mars in Paris, France
| Construction started |
: 1887 |
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Name by : Gustave Eiffel ( company design and built the tower)
Record height
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Tallest in the world from 1889 to 1930 before the Chrysler building at New York City has built in 1930. Then, they add broadcast antennas in top of Eiffel Tower to be a tallest tower in the world again. If not include the antennas, the Eiffel Tower is the second tallest structure in France.
The picture above when he got many criticism from others. And he try defend the Eiffel Tower by comparing with Egyptian Pyramids. He said that the tower must be the tallest tower and should be attraction in Paris.
This is the first drawing of the Eiffel Tower by Maurice Koechlin
The Eiffel Tower as seen from the Champ de Mars
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