Eiffel Tower was built as the centerpiece of and the entrance to the 1889 Exposition of Paris, a World's Fair to celebrate the centennial of the French Revolution.
The tower is located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France.
Eiffel Tower stands 324 meters (1063 feet) tall, about the same height as an 80-story office building, or an 100-story residential building, it is the tallest structure in Paris.