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The Eiffel Tower (la Tour d'Eiffel) was built in 1889 for the World Fair, which was being hosted in Paris, France. When it was first built, the majority of the French did not like the tower. They called it hideous and the "eyesore of Paris." The French planned to tear it down in 1909, but it worked so well as a transitor tower, that they kept it for practical reasons. It still serves as a radio transmitter today.

The metal structure of the Eiffel Tower weighs approximately 10,000 tons and has about 2,700 steps. There are three level or decks in the Eiffel Tower. Two decks have restaurants where diners can eat while over looking the city for 50 miles.

The tower also has long attracted daredevils. A British couple successfully parachuted from the top deck in 1984. A New Zealander bungee-jumped off the second floor in 1987. Franz Reichel, a mustachioed Austrian tailor, was killed leaping from the first deck in 1912 to test a tent-like parachute coat he had invented. He is said to have died of fright before hitting the ground.

Please write a paragraph of five sentences to tell me one thing you found interesting about the Eiffel Tower and one thing you are still curious about.

For more information, please visit the official website of the Eiffel Tower: @http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/index.html