Eiffel Tower

The tower Eiffel, that measures today 324 meters, including the television antenna to his summit, welcomes more of 6.368.534 visitors (1999). - 1889 (height with flag) : 312,27 m - 1991 :( height with antenna) : 317,96 m - 1994: (height with antenna) : 318,70 m - 2000: (height
with antenna) : 324M

The Tower counts 1665 markets until his summit (1710 to the origin). The height of the tower increases of 6 to 7 cm by hot time and retracts by low temperatures. The oscillation, to the summit and by big winds, never surpasses 12 cm. When the atmosphere allows it, the view can carry until 67 km to the summit. A person known as Reichelt, nicknamed "the man bird", will launch itself top of the third equipped floor of artificial wings in 1912. It will dig in the ground an impression of 35 centimeters of depth. The monument counts to his passive one 370 suicides.

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Contact Information

Eiffel Tower
Champ de Mars
75007 Paris

Tel. +33144112323

http://www.tour-eiffel.fr