Eiffel Tower

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The Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron lattice tower in Paris, France, and one of the most recognizable landmarks and symbols of the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural icon
landmark
lattice tower
observation tower
tourist attraction
tower
architect Stephen Sauvestre
builtFor 1889 Paris World’s Fair
1889 Exposition Universelle
surface form: Exposition Universelle (1889)
cityPanorama Paris skyline
citySymbolOf Paris
completionAnniversary centennial celebrated in 1989
constructionEndDate 1889
constructionStartDate 1887
country France
cumulativeVisitors over 300 million visitors
elevationOfFirstLevel 57 metres
elevationOfSecondLevel 115 metres
elevationOfThirdLevel 276 metres
engineer Gustave Eiffel
Maurice Koechlin
Émile Nouguier
function broadcasting
observation
tourism
hasChampagneBar yes
hasElevator yes
hasGlassFloor yes (first level)
hasRestaurant 58 Tour Eiffel
Le Jules Verne
height 300 metres (original without antennas)
324 metres (with antennas)
heldTallestStructureRecordFrom 1889
heldTallestStructureRecordUntil 1930
inaugurationYear 1889
lighting illuminated at night
locatedIn Champ de Mars
locatedOn Left Bank of the Seine
location Paris
material wrought iron
namedAfter Gustave Eiffel
nationalSymbolOf France
nearbyMetroStation Bir-Hakeim
nearbyRERStation Champ de Mars
surface form: Champ de Mars–Tour Eiffel
numberOfFloors 3
numberOfIronPieces about 18,000
numberOfRivets about 2.5 million
numberOfSteps 1665
officialWebsite https://www.toureiffel.paris
openingDate 1889-03-31
operator Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel
owner Paris
surface form: City of Paris
paintedEvery about 7 years
sparklingLightsIntroduced 2000
surpassedBy Chrysler Building
topFloorHeight 276 metres
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponentOf Paris
surface form: Paris, Banks of the Seine
usedFor radio transmission
television transmission
visitorsPerYear about 7 million
wasTallestStructureInTheWorld yes
weight about 10,100 tonnes

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Sauvestre workedOn Eiffel Tower
subject surface form: Stephen Sauvestre
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subject surface form: Musée national de la Marine
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Place Joffre, Paris near Eiffel Tower
subject surface form: Place Joffre
Place Joffre, Paris hasViewOf Eiffel Tower
subject surface form: Place Joffre
Quai de Grenelle near Eiffel Tower
Quai de Grenelle hasViewOf Eiffel Tower
Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris passesLandmark Eiffel Tower
this entity surface form: Eiffel Tower vicinity
Pont de Bir-Hakeim near Eiffel Tower
Pont de Bir-Hakeim hasView Eiffel Tower
Passy hasView Eiffel Tower
subject surface form: Passy (Paris Métro)
Rue Saint-Dominique near Eiffel Tower
Gare de Javel locatedWestOf Eiffel Tower
Jardins du Trocadéro faces Eiffel Tower
Jardins du Trocadéro hasViewOf Eiffel Tower
Pont des Invalides near Eiffel Tower
Pont des Invalides hasView Eiffel Tower
Avenue du Président Wilson near Eiffel Tower
Cimetière de Passy, Paris locatedNear Eiffel Tower
subject surface form: Cimetière de Passy
Beaugrenelle district near Eiffel Tower
Study of Perspective depicts Eiffel Tower
Rue Cler isNear Eiffel Tower
Avenue d’Iéna near Eiffel Tower
Paris skyline hasLandmark Eiffel Tower
Paris Exposition Universelle (various years) notableStructure Eiffel Tower
subject surface form: Exposition Universelle (1889)
Mini-Europe hasLandmarkModel Eiffel Tower
Place d'Iéna locatedNear Eiffel Tower
Place d'Iéna hasViewOf Eiffel Tower
Beijing World Park hasReplicaOf Eiffel Tower
Hôtel de Crillon hasViewOf Eiffel Tower
Place Desaix, Paris hasNotableView Eiffel Tower
subject surface form: Place Desaix
Chaillot hasViewOf Eiffel Tower
Grenelle locatedNear Eiffel Tower
Avenue d’Eylau hasViewOf Eiffel Tower