Eiffel Tower

It is an iron tower with a height of 324 meters. It is located in Paris, in the far northwest of the Champs-de-Mars park, near the Seine River. It was established by Gustave Eiffel and his collaborators on the occasion of the Paris International Exhibition. Its construction began on January 28, 1887, and it was completed in two years and two months. And 5 days (1887-1889), and it was opened to the masses on May 15, 1889. It was called the 300-meter tower at the opening. This establishment has become the symbol of the French capital and the first tourist symbol in it, and it represents the ninth most visited French site in 2006, and it is also the first landmark in terms of the number of visitors It has 7 million visitors annually. With its height of 313.2 metres, the Eiffel Tower has been the tallest landmark in the world for 41 years. Its height has been increased several times by installing many antennas, to reach a height of 327 meters since March 8, 2011. It was used in the past in many scientific experiments, and is used today in broadcasting radio and television programmes.