Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris.
It
was 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 was initially criticised by some of France's leading artists and
intellectuals for its design, but 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; 6.98 million people ascended it in 2011.The tower
received its 250 millionth visitor in 2010. The tower is 324 metres. 
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