The Eiffel Tower is a iron tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair, it has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world The tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world 7.1 million people ascended it in 2011 The tower stands 324 metres tall, about the same height as an 81-story building The tower has three levels for visitors The walk from ground level to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the walk from the first to the second level. The third and highest level is accessible only by lift
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