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EIFFEL TOWER
There are different ways to experience the Eiffel Tower, from an evening as-
cent amid twinkling lights to a meal in one of its two restaurants. And even
though some 6.7 million people come annually, few would dispute that each
visit is unique - and something that simply has to be done when in Paris. A
second-to-none, bird's-eye panorama of the city and discovering one of the
world's most cherished icons at close quarters is what lures most visitors.
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Metal Asparagus
Named after its designer, Gustave Eiffel, the Tour Eiffel was built for the 1889 Exposition
Universelle (World Fair). It took 300 workers, 2.5 million rivets and two years of nonstop
labour to assemble. Upon completion the tower became the tallest human-made structure in
