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The Eiffel Towes a famous landmark in Paris. It was built between 1887 and 1889 as the entrance arch for a fair called the Exposition Universelle. It is 300 metres tall, but this height does not include the 24 m aerial (antenna) on the top; the total height of the structure is 324 m (1058 feet). There are also 1,665 steps inside the Eiffel Tower. It weighs 10,000 tons. It consists of 18,038 pieces and 2 1/2 million rivets.
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The Eiffel Tower was built by Gustave Eiffel for the 100th year of the French freedom. At first, the Eiffel Tower was to be made in Barcelona, Spain, but the people of Barcelona did not want it. When the tower was built, it was only meant to be kept for 20 years. People did not like the Eiffel Tower and wanted it taken down. After the 20 years , the tower became the property of Paris again. By this time, the city had learned that the tower could be used to help with communications. The military used the tower to communicate during battle. When the tower was used in the capture of the spy, "Mata Hari", nobody wanted it taken apart.
埃菲尔铁塔（法语：La Tour Eiffel；英语：Eiffel Tower）是一座于1889年4月25日建成位于法国巴黎战神广场上的镂空结构铁塔，高300米，天线高24米，总高324米。埃菲尔铁塔得名于设计它的桥梁工程师居斯塔夫·埃菲尔。铁塔设计新颖独特，是世界建筑史上的技术杰作，因而成为法国和巴黎的一个重要景点和突出标志。
