Eiffel Touer

The Eiffel Touer (French: 'La Tour Eiffel', [tuʁ ɛfɛl]) is an airn lattice touer locatit on the Champ de Mars in Paris. It wis named efter the ingineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed an biggit the touer. Erectit in 1889 as the entrance airch tae the 1889 Warld's Fair, it haes acome baith a global cultural icon o Fraunce an ane o the maist recognizable structurs in the warld. The touer is the tawest structur in Paris an the maist-veesitit peyed monument in the warld; 7.1 million fowk ascendit it in 2011. The touer received its 250 millionth veesitor in 2010. References