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THE EIFFEL TOWER<br />

Name: __________<br />

The Eiffel Tower is a very famous tower in France. It is located<br />

in Paris, the capital city of France. Paris is in the North of<br />

France. About 2.000.000 people live in Paris. People from<br />

Paris speak French.<br />

There are very important monuments in Paris like the Notre<br />

Dame Cathedral, The Louvre Museum or the Champs Eliseess.<br />

Also, Paris is famous for fashion and its restaurants. The Seine<br />

River is a very important river in Paris. Paris is also called “the<br />

city of love”.<br />

The Eiffel Tower is a communication tower. It is also called the<br />

“magician of iron”. It was constructed in 1887 to celebrate the<br />

100 th anniversary of the French revolution. Gustave Eiffel was<br />

the designer. At first, people from Paris, especially artists, didn't<br />

like the tower. But later they loved it. The construction of the<br />

Eiffel tower took about two years.<br />

The Eiffel tower is made of iron. It weighs 7.000 tons. It is 324<br />

metres tall and it has stairs with 1.665 steps. Also, there are<br />

elevators to the top. At the top of the tower, there is a panoramic<br />

view of Paris. Also, at the top of the tower there is an antenna.<br />

This antenna is 24 metres long.<br />

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