Eiffel Tower, Paris, France.
The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel), is a famous tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel , whose company designed and built the tower. Photo by Fadzil Hisham Constructed from 1887–1889 as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair, it has become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world. The Eiffel Tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world; 6.91 million people ascended it in 2015. Photo by Fadzil Hisham During its construction, the Eiffel Tower surpassed the Washington Monumentto become the tallest man-made structure in the world. The tower is 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building, and the tallest structure in Paris . Follow THE MATCH on FACEBOOK