Eiffel, << EYE fuhl, >> Tower is the most famous landmark in Paris. It was erected as the symbol of a world’s fair called the Universal Exposition of 1889. It was the world’s tallest structure then, rising 984 feet (300 meters) above the fairgrounds. Gustave Eiffel, a structural engineer, built the tower to show how steel and iron could be used to erect tall structures. Eiffel was responsible for financing the construction of the tower, which cost more than $1 million. About 2 million people visited the tower in the first year, and the fees they paid covered the building costs. 
The Eiffel Tower stands in a park called the Champ de Mars, near the Seine River. The building includes observation decks and restaurants.
