Eiffel Tower
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| Address | Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris, France |
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| Height | 30000 (cm) |
| Construction started | January 28, 1887 |
| Hours | Closed ⋅ Opens 9:30AM |
| Architects | Stephen Sauvestre |
| Maurice Koechlin | |
| Émile Nouguier | |
| Did you know | It held that title until 1930, when the Chrysler Building was built in New York City. |
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| ID | 580130 |
About Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.
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Paris attack: Mother of suspect had 'reported concerns', prosecutor says
...By George WrightBBC NewsThe mother of a man suspected of stabbing a German tourist to death near the Eiffel Tower in Paris reported concerns about her son weeks before the attack, a prosecutor has said...
Huda Kattan: Beauty industry is sexist, says make-up icon
... As part of the celebrations for the 10th anniversary of her cosmetics brand, Huda Beauty, she has taken over a Paris building not far from the Eiffel Tower, and turned almost everything inside hot pink...
King Charles impresses Paris while the rest of France shrugs
...By Hugh SchofieldBBC News, ParísThe last time a King paid a state visit to Paris, there were 35,000 French soldiers lined up along his route to the Quai d Orsay and a massive Union Jack flag was unfurled from the top of the Eiffel Tower...
Is China's economy a 'ticking time bomb'?
... " They d travel, go to Paris, buy the Eiffel Tower...
US tourists stay in Eiffel Tower overnight while drunk - prosecutors
...By George WrightBBC NewsTwo American tourists have been found sleeping inside the Eiffel Tower after getting stuck while drunk, according to prosecutors...
Paris to bring back swimming in Seine after 100 years
... 7 mile) stretch to the Eiffel Tower...
Titan investigation: How will they find out what happened?
... If it was, then the submersible would have been subjected to incredibly high pressures, equivalent to the weight of the Eiffel Tower, says Professor Blair Thornton from the University of Southampton...
Egypt zoo overhaul plan raises animal welfare fears
... It had exotic plants and rare animals as well as prized architectural features, such as a mini suspension bridge by Gustave Eiffel, designed a decade before the construction of his famous Eiffel Tower...
First DJ set in space: The weirdest clubbing locations
Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano has become the First Person to DJ in space.
No not the nightclub in Ibiza, we mean actual outer space.
He on board The International Space Station on Tuesday night, which was streamed to a Cruise Ship of clubbers in The Mediterranean sea.
To mark the out of this world occasion we thought we'd look back at the DJs who have also performed in places you might not expect.
StonehengeCarl Cox and Paul Oakenfold are the only DJs to have played at Stonehenge. The prehistoric monument in Wiltshire provided an epic backdrop for the intimate crowd of around 50 people last year, and it had a positive message too.
The DJs said the location was a way of bringing awareness to Young People about the history of the countryside and some of its treasured landmarks.
Everest base campPaul Oakenfold smashed it again by DJing at Mount Everest 's base camp, performing a set at 5,380 metres.
He braved the altitude and freezing temperatures to give around 100 climbers and trekkers a party which he said was a bit different to the usual beach parties he plays at!
This Time he also had an educational aim, to draw attention to Global Warming .
The Great Wall of ChinaNina Kraviz played a sunrise set to ravers at the 5,500 mile long fortification, making headlines in the techno world.
She was one of The First women to become a headline act and after the gig said that she really thrives on challenges.
Eiffel TowerFrom the symbol of China to the symbol of France, Nina Kraviz knows her iconic landmarks.
The Eiffel Tower 's own account even tweeted: "two iron ladies reunited. "
Zero GravityDJ Le Shuuk knows a thing or two about performing in strange conditions after he played a set in zero gravity last year.
A DJ booth was Set Up in a specially converted A310 and was supposed to mimic as close as possible to The Real space experience.
Le Shuuk was also responsible for training Parmitano up ahead of his space set on Tuesday.
The PyramidsTrance DJs Aly and Fila played under one of The Most famous backdrops, the Egyptian Pyramids . It made sense given that The Duo are from Eygpt, so it was like going back to their ancestors.
LA streetsDJ Steve Aoki got the permission of The City Mayor to throw a free street party in Los Angeles for his fans.
It took place on a closed street in downtown LA, and was a party to celebrate The Launch of his second studio album 'Neon Future II'.
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Source of news: bbc.com
