The Eiffel Tower one of the most recognizable structures in the world.
The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed and built the tower. Himself Eifel called her just - 300-metre tower. The tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most visited paid monument in the world. The tower stands 324 metres tall. This symbol of Paris was conceived as a temporary structure - the tower served as the entrance arch of the Paris world exhibition in 1889. The demolition of the tower saved radio antenna. From 1906, on the tower is permanently hosted radio station. Transfer to a regular television programs started from the year 1835. The tower steps (1792 degree) and lifts.