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- proper noun An iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris, a global icon of France; one of the most recognizable structures in the world.
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- noun a wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was constructed in Paris in 1889; for many years it was the tallest man-made structure
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The Eiffel Tower is the world's favourite landmark
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The Eiffel Tower is the world's favourite landmark
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The Eiffel Tower, which is the tallest building in Paris, [1] is the single most visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year.
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For a classic holiday photo op, be sure not to miss the Eiffel Tower, which is celebrating it's 120th anniversary with a special LED light display.
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And while the Eiffel Tower is a steel structure, and weighs approximately 10,000 tonnes, it actually has a relatively low density, weighing less than a cylinder of air occupying the same dimensions as the tower.
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It is like going to a restaurant called Eiffel Tower, or the Statue of Liberty, or Trafalgar Square.
BC Bloggers 2008
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Edith dearest, I am sitting in my room gazing first at your dear picture and then out of my window at the Eiffel Tower which is the tallest structure in the world, being 984 feet high
Perfect Behavior; a guide for ladies and gentlemen in all social crises Donald Ogden Stewart 1937
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Edith dearest, I am sitting in my room gazing first at your dear picture and then out of my window at the Eiffel Tower which is the tallest structure in the world, being 984 feet high (Woolworth Building 750 feet, Washington Obelisk 555 feet, Great Pyramid 450 feet).
Perfect Behavior 1922
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Wherever I went—the Louvre and Orangerie, the Comédie Française, Honoré de Balzac's house, even the Eiffel Tower—everyone went out of their way to be charming and helpful.
French Twist: Meet Monsieur Nice Guy Joe Queenan 2011
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I've never been much interested in going to the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, the Colosseum, or any of the standard tourist draws in Europe.
'The Sinner's Grand Tour': 10 Sexy Places The Guidebooks Won't Tell You About (PHOTOS) 2011
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