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Definition of Eiffel Tower

1. Noun. A wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was constructed in Paris in 1889; for many years it was the tallest man-made structure.

Definition of Eiffel Tower

1. Proper noun. An iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris, a global icon of France; one of the most recognizable structures in the world. ¹

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Literary usage of Eiffel Tower

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Paris and Environs with Routes from London to Paris: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker, Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1900)
"Eiffel Tower. Galerie des Machines. Ecole Militaire. ... The *Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel or Tour de Trois Cents Metres), close to the Seine and opposite the ..."

2. Proceedings by Bristol Naturalists' Society (Bristol, England), Bristol Naturalists' Society (1891)
"Hence a glance at the tallest buildings in the world should are— the Eiffel Tower is its heights of some of the be interesting. ..."

3. Paris and Environs with Routes from London to Paris: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1900)
"of 1867, 1878, and 1889, and is again occupied by that of 1900. The *Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel or Tour de Trois Cents Metres), close to the Seine and ..."

4. Paris and Environs with Routes from London to Paris: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker, Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1900)
"Eiffel Tower. Galerie des Machines. Ecole Militaire, The Champ-de-Mars may be reached by ... The *Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel or Tour de Trois Cents Metres), ..."

5. Paris by Peter Eckerlin, Elke Pastre (2001)
"in which the oc- Left: The silhouette of the Eiffel Tower is especially elegant when ... DOME DES INVALIDES AND Eiffel Tower HOTEL DES INVALIDES DOME DES ..."

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