La Tour Eiffel

Address : champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris, Francecostrction started : January 28, 1887Floors:  3Height : 986' (301 m)Architect: Stephen SauvestreArchitecture firms: Barbier, Benard and Turenne, Eiffel & Cie
Engineers: Maurice Koechlin, Gustave Eiffel, Émile Nouguier

It is named after Gustave Eiffel, His company was in charge of the project.The Eiffel Tower is 320 metres (1050 feet) in height and was the tallest man made structure in the world for 41 years before being surpassed by the Chrysler Building in New York.The Eiffel Tower is made of iron and weighs around 10,000 tons. .

Millions of people climb the Eiffel Tower every year and it has had over 250 million visitors since its opening.Being so popular, the Eiffel Tower design has been recreated around the world, including the half scale replica at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel in Nevada, USA and the full scale Tokyo Tower in Japan.Not everyone liked the Eiffel Tower when it was first built, with many criticizing its bold design.The French name for the Eiffel Tower is La Tour Eiffel, it also has the nickname La dame de fer which means the iron lady.