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The Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889 commemorating the centenary of the French Revolution. ...
During its lifetime, the Eiffel Tower has also witnessed a few strange scenes, including being scaled by a mountaineer in 1954, and parachuted off of in 1984 by two Englishmen. ... The top platform has a bar, souvenir shop, and the (recently restored) office of Gustave Eiffel. ... The winning design was that of Gustave Eiffel. ... The most ingenious element was Eiffel’s placement of a hydraulic jack at the point where the horizontal platform was placed to enable the raising or lowering of the platform to ensure it was level. ... Upon completion, the Eiffel tower was the highest structure made by man.
Approximate Word count = 768
Approximate Pages = 3.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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