Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower, a well-known iron structure designed and erected by Gustave Eiffel, the French engineer, on the Champ-de-Mars in Paris. It was built in 1887-89 at an estimated cost of £200,000, of which £60,000 was granted by the Government and the balance provided by the engineer. He holds a concession for 30 years, after which time it passes to the State. It is a structure of open ironwork on a square base tapering upwards with curved outline to a height of 985 feet., There are three storeys, and the passage to the top is effected by lifts. The total weight of iron employed in its construction is about 6,860 tons.