The Eiffel Tower was created and built by Gustave Eiffel.

The most famous landmark in France is the Eiffel Tower, which Gustave Eiffel both planned and constructed. The architect's name is also attached to the tower. The tower was first created for the city's hosting of the 1889 World Fair and was constructed between 1887 and 1889. Many Parisian intellectuals and critics at first decried the tower, many of whom thought it was an unattractive building.

Despite those early critiques, the tower overcame them and went on to become one of France's and the world's most recognizable structures. In fact, with almost 6.9 million visitors climbing to the top of the tower each year, it is the most frequented paid-for landmark in the whole globe.

For 41 years, the Eiffel Tower has held the record for the highest building in the world. With a height of around 324 meters and a mass of 10,100 tonnes. Designed and built to withstand wind pressure, the tower is made up of 12,000 unique parts and 2,500,000 rivets. If the tower's metal were to be melted down, it would only fill up its base to a depth of around two and a half inches, which is a wonder of the material economy that Eiffel achieved throughout his years of building bridges. As of March 31, 1889, Gustave Eiffel had finished the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower represents architecture, engineering, and the city of Paris.