Eiffel Tower

n (Placename) a tower in Paris: designed by A. G. Eiffel; erected for the 1889 Paris Exposition. Height: 300 m (984 ft), raised in 1959 to 321 m (1052 ft)

Eif′fel Tow′er

(ˈaɪ fəl)
n. a tower of skeletal iron construction in Paris, France: built for the exposition of 1889. 984 ft. (300 m) high. [after A. German. Eiffel (1832–1923), its engineer and principal designer]

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Eiffel Tower - a wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was constructed in Paris in 1889; for many years it was the tallest man-made structurecapital of France, City of Light, French capital, Paris - the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

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Эйфелева башня

Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower,

structure designed by A. G. Eiffel and erected in the Champ-de-Mars for the Paris exposition of 1889. The tower is 984 ft (300 m) high and consists of an iron framework supported on four masonry piers, from which rise four columns uniting to form one shaft. Three platforms at different heights (the intermediate platform just above the junction of the columns is 644 ft/196 m high) are reached by stairs and elevators. On the top of the tower are a meteorological station, a wireless station, and a television transmission antenna.

Eiffel Tower

built in 1889 in Paris. [Architecture: NCE, 843]See: Tallness

Eiffel Tower

a tower in Paris: designed by A. G. Eiffel; erected for the 1889 Paris Exposition. Height: 300 m (984 ft.), raised in 1959 to 321 m (1052 ft.)

Eiffel Tower

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noun a wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was constructed in Paris in 1889

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capital of France
City of Light
French capital
Paris

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