The famous Eiffel Tower is an icon designed by its namesake, Gustave Eiffel, and erected with wrought iron for a 1889 world's fair in Paris, France.
The Eiffel Tower (La Tour Eiffel) is the world-famous icon of Paris, France. Named after its designer, Gustave Eiffel, it was built for the Exposition Universelle of 1889 (a world's fair) and is the tallest structure (1,063 feet/324 meters) in the capital Tree leaves frame this diagonal silhouette of what the French have nicknamed La dame de fer (the iron lady).
Size: 3386px × 5091px
Location: Champ de Mars, Paris, France
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
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