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This beautiful art print features one of the most familiar landmarks in the world, the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France, near the River Seine, which can also be seen in the photograph above. The stunning sunset has given a beautiful hue to the sky and the surrounding landscape.

The Eiffel Tower is constructed of iron and was built in 1887-1889 as the entrance arch for the Exposition Universelle, a World's Fair marking the centennial celebration of the French Revolution. The tower was inaugurated on March 31, 1889, and opened on May, 6.

The Eiffel Tower was named for its designer and engineer Gustave Eiffel and is the tallest structure in Paris. The tower, including the 20.75 m (70 ft) antenna, stands 320.75 m (1070 ft), which is about 81 stories. At the time it was built, The Eiffel Tower replaced the Washington Monument as the tallest structure in the world. The Eiffel Tower held this title until 1930, when New York City's Chrysler Building was completed.

When the tower was originally built, it was considered by many to be an eyesore. Today, of course, it is considered a piece of structural art. The Eiffel Tower is considered a top tourist destination. It received its 200 millionth visitor in 2002.

There are 1665 steps from the ground to the top of the tower. However, the steps from the second floor to the top are closed to the public. Visitors reach the top of the tower via elevators.

The Eiffel Tower on TV and in the Movies:

1970: The tower is shown in the classic animated film The Aristocats.

1980: In Superman II, the tower (and the rest of Paris) are almost blown up by a terrorist nuclear bomb, and Lois Lane almost plunges to her death under its elevator.

1985: The James Bond film A View to a Kill contains a scene in the tower, including scenes in the Jules Verne restaurant there (filmed elsewhere), a fight on the stairway, and a BASE jump off the top of the tower.

1985: In National Lampoon's European Vacation, Clark throws Rusty's beret off the tower. A dog, thinking it is a frisbee, jumps after it. Because a PG-13 was sought, the dog's life is saved by landing in a pond at the bottom of the tower.

1991: In Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, the tower is shown as still standing in the 23rd century and is visible from the office of the Federation President. The tower is seen in 24th-century Paris in the episode "We'll Always Have Paris" (1988) of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

In the 1992 episode Tower of Power of the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, Krang has a giant electromagnet, and wants to use it to pull the Technodrome from its Dimension X asteroid location by using the Eiffel Tower as an antenna. The Eiffel Tower begins to be pulled loose from its foundations and towards the dimensional portal. At the last minute, Donatello destroys the generator and the Eifel Tower falls down to the ground.

In the 1992 episode Rust Never Sleeps of the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, Bebop and Rocksteady blast metals with Krangs "oxidizer rocket". The "oxidizer rocket" was originally planned by Krang to use to send the Technodrome to Earth, and when it failed, Krang thinks that it can be used by threatening to rust metal if the people don't surrender to Krang and Shredder. Even the Eiffel Tower gets blasted, and begins to collapse from rust. In the end, Donatello reverses Krangs device to turn the metals back to normal.

The Eiffel Tower is seen in establishing shots of Paris and from the Office of the President of the United Federation of Planets in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes "Homefront" and "Paradise Lost" (1996).

1996: The tower can be seen on TV in Independence Day (and is destroyed in the French movie version).

1996: In Mars Attacks!, the tower is Melted/destroyed by Martians.

1998: The tower is destroyed in Armageddon.

2000: In Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, the babies are atop the tower while using the giant Reptar invention.

2001: In The Royal Tenenbaums, the tower appears reflected on the window in a brief scene of Margot Tenenbaum (Gwyneth Paltrow) with her French lover.

2001: In Moulin Rouge!, a pistol thrown from Montmartre by Christian (Ewan McGregor) during the finale bounces off the tower underneath the smiling moon.

2003: In The Real World Paris television show on the US MTV network, the tower is seen.

2003: The tower features in Looney Tunes: Back in Action.

2004: In Van Helsing, the tower is under construction.

2004: In Team America: World Police, a rocket blows up the tower, and it falls on the Arc de Triomphe.

2004: The tower flies and moves around Paris in the puppet version of Without a Paddle, in a scene that starts only after the credits end.

2004: In Godzilla: Final Wars, Kamacuras attacks the tower.

2004: The tower is seen in Eurotrip.

2005: The tower can be seen in the background, in a scene in the movie Munich

2006: In the game Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII, part of the French Resistance level requires the player to destroy German anti-aircraft guns on and around the tower.

2006: The Tower is Destroyed, along with other landmarks in Category 7: The End of the World.

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