Eiffel Tower (Facts)
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Number of antennas
120 for radio, television and communications
Total climb if stairs to the top are open
1665 steps
Visitors in a day
19200
Time for whole construction
2 years, 2 months and 5 days
Percentage of French people visiting it
25 percent of the global visitors
How many people attended 1889 World's Fair
32 million people over the 6 months it was on
From ground level to first level
328 steps (written on last step)
From first level to second level
341 steps
Thread and electrical cable
40 kms
Visitors in a year
7 million
Built for...
As entrance arch to 1889 World's Fair, for centenary of storming of the Bastille
designed by
Engineer Gustave Eiffel
Visitors so far
More than 270 million
tallest structure in Paris
Standing at 324 m high
