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Facts about the Eiﬀel Tower

Location: ........................................ Paris, France

People:

............................................. Entrepreneur: Gustave Eiﬀel

............................................................. Engineers: Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier

............................................................. Architect: Stephen Sauvestre

Materials:

....................................... Wrought iron with stonework pedestals

Construction:

.............................. Started January 1887 – completed March 1889

Number of iron parts: .......... 18,038

Weight:

............................................. Iron structure: 8,047 tons (7,300 metric tons)

............................................................. Total structure: 11,133 tons (10,100 metric tons)

Height:

.............................................. Initial height: 1,024 feet (312 meters) (to the top of the

............................................................. ﬂagpole) – Current height (including antennas):

............................................................. 1,063 feet (324 meters)

Cost of construction: .......... 7,799,401.31 French gold francs (1889)

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