Eiffel Tower

• Location: Champ de Mars, Paris, on the banks of the River Seine.

• Height: About 330 meters (with antennas).

• Built for: The 1889 World’s Fair (Exposition Universelle) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.

• Architect/Engineer: Designed by Gustave Eiffel’s company, mainly by engineer Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nouguier.

• Material: Made of wrought iron, weighing around 10,000 tons.

• Visitors: Over 7 million people visit it each year, making it one of the most visited paid monuments in the world.

• Floors: 3 accessible levels – restaurants on the 1st & 2nd, and an observation deck on the 3rd.

🌙 At night, the tower sparkles with 20,000 lights every hour on the hour for 5 minutes – a must-see if you’re in Paris!