Type
<p>Observation tower
Broadcasting tower
Location
7th arrondissement, Paris, France
Coordinates
48°51′29.6″N 2°17′40.2″E
Construction started
28 January 1887; 
15 March 1889; 
Opening
31 March 1889; 
Owner
City of Paris, France
Management
Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE)
</p><p>Locally nicknamed "La dame de fer" (French for "Iron Lady"), it was constructed from 1887 to 1889 as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair and was initially criticised by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, but it has become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world.[3] The Eiffel Tower is the most visited monument with an entrance fee in the world; 6.91 million people ascended it in 2015.
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The tower is 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building, and the tallest structure in Paris. Its base is square, measuring 125 metres (410 ft) on each side.
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