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Travel Home > Directory > Destinations > Europe > France > Paris > Eiffel Tower Area
The Eiffel Tower Area is situated near the 7th 15th and 16th Arrondissements (Districts). The tower was completed in 1889 and named after it’s designer - Gustave Eiffel. During and after its construction, the tower was a controversial matter, celebrated and loathed in equal measure. However, the tower has become a global icon of France and one of its top visitor attractions and received its 200,000,000th guest of all-time in 2002. The Eiffel Tower area is near to some main attractions and museums including – the Musée Dapper, Palais de Chaillot & Jardins Du Trocadéro, and the Musée Guimet. The 16e arrondissement is also home to the Parc des Princes scene of the France v Scotland football game where the Scots beat France 1-0 in a Euro 2008 qualifier.
A warm, welcoming hotel, the Timhotel Tour Eiffel is located in the heart of Paris in a lively area of the 15th arrondissement. A short walk from both the Eiffel tower and the Trocadero, this 39-room hotel will delight you thanks to its charm and its perfect location.
The École Militaire (English: Military School) is a vast complex of buildings housing various military teaching facilities located in Paris, France, southeast of the Champ de Mars.
The official Eiffel Tower website: 500 pages, 1000 illustrations, 360° & 3-D virtual visits, videos of the millennium sparkling lights and fireworks display.
The Eiffel Tower is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the River Seine in Paris. The Parisian landmark is the tallest structure in Paris and one of the most recognized structures in the world. Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, 6,719,200 people visited the tower in 2006 and more than 200,000,000 since its construction. This makes the tower the most visited paid monument in the world per year.
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (December 15, 1832 – December 27, 1923, was a French structural engineer and architect and a specialist of metallic structures. He is famous for designing the Eiffel Tower, built 1887-1889 for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, France, and the armature for the Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor, U.S.
The Champ de Mars is a large public green-space in Paris, France, located in the 7th arrondissement, between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the École Militaire to the southeast. The park is named after the Campus Martius of Rome.
