How big is Eiffel Tower in Paris?

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andyinpoky

The Eiffel Tower is repainted every seven years -- with 50 tons of dark brown paint.
Since it was unveiled at the Paris World's Fair in 1889, more than 167 million people have visited the Eiffel Tower.
The names of 72 French scientists and other famous individuals are permanently affixed to the sides of the tower in 60-centimeter letters just beneath the first platform, with 18 names per side.
Counting from the ground, there are 347 steps to the first level, 674 steps to the second level, and 1,710 steps to the small platform on the top of the tower.
On a clear day, it is possible to see 42 miles in every direction from the top of the Eiffel Tower.
The Eiffel Tower is twice as tall as the Washington Monument and weighs 70,000 tons less!

someone

Height: 300.51 meters (986 feet) ( 15 cm depending on temperature)

1st level - 57 meters

2nd level - 115 meters

3rd level - 276 meters

Height including television antenna: 320.755 meters (1052 feet)

Weight: 7,000 tons (1,000 tons removed during 1990's renovation)

Base: 412 feet square, although also noted as about 2.5 acres

Foundation Pressure: 58.26 to 64 psi (9000 psf)

Paint: 50 tons every 7 years

Paint Color: Dark Brown

and by the way paris is a fantastic place

johnmctelly

Watch this :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_tower

Terri D

990 feet.

Kim911

Not as big as our Empire State Building, but very huge!

Mihnea B

The Eiffel tower was built in Paris by Gustave Eiffel, a French engineer specialized in revolutionary steel constructions, for the 1889 world exhibition. The tower originally had no practical use. The intent was just to demonstrate the capabilities of modern engineering. A daring engineer's dream, the Eiffel tower weights 7000 tons, but the pressure it applies on the ground is only equivalent to that of a chair with a man seated on it! At 300 meters, it remained the world highest building until the construction of the Chrysler building in New York city in 1929. Now 320 meters high with its television antennas, it still incredibly towers above Paris, a city almost free from skyscrapers. Open air elevators bring you up to the first (57 meters high), the second (115 meters high) and the third floor (276 meters high). Each one provides different and interesting views on Paris and the surrounding Ile de France region.

tracey986

986 feet, completion date 1889, cost 1.5 million and it is made out of wrought iron
The Eiffel Tower, built in commeration of the French Revolution, was the tallest building in the world when it was unveiled at the Paris World's Fair in 1889. Although it has been surpassed in height by nearly a dozen skyscrapers since then, the Eiffel's chocolate brown 984 foot open lattice wrought iron tower remains one of the world's premiere tourist attractions.

Mandi

It's HUGE. You can see it in pictures fine and dandy, but when you're there, it's remarkable.

Wikipedia tell me that it's 300m high, plus the antennae, which is 24m.

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