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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Weekly Travel A La G-Maps: The Eiffel Tower, Paris
If anyone out there is like me - constantly daydreaming about traveling or perhaps researching cool potential vacation spots around the world - then this is perfect for you. Announcing


WEEKLY TRAVELS A La G-MAPS
A chance to see some of the world's wonders from your computer screen.


I decided to find some cool spots around the world via Google Maps and post the pics here. This week I will be highlighting one of Paris' major landmarks; the Eiffel Tower. If you have some pretty cool shots of the Eiffel Tower (a la Google Maps) send them over to me and I'll include your image in this post with your name and website url if you have one.


The Eiffel Tower - Tour Eiffel, /tuʀ ɛfɛl/
Champ de Mars, Paris, France

Built in 1889, the Eiffel Tower has received hundreds of thousands of visitors since making it the world's most visited paid monument.

The structure itself is 984ft (300m) high but with the addition of its antenna, it reaches a total of 1,63ft (324m). The tower was built by Gustave Eiffel for presentation at the Paris World's Fair. It was originally meant to be built in Barcelona but city hall thought it was a bit too odd and expensive so they passed. Interesting given the fact that the Eiffel tower is a defining symbol of Paris and perhaps France itself.


Written at 4:25 PM by Sebastien.
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