The Eiffel tower, viewed from the South, Paris, France. Bright sunny day blue sky.

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Erection of the Eiffel Tower began on January 26, 1887. Erection of the Eiffel Tower took 2 years, 2 months, and 5 days from start to finish Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was the main architect, Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier were the main engineers, Stephen Sauvestre was the main architect, and Jean Compagnon handled the construction. It has a total of 1710 steps to the topmost third level small platform, 674 steps to the second level, and 347 steps to the first level, all counted from the ground

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