I've a few cards from Paris here but none of them of the Eiffel Tower. I guess is about time to show them off and these are the only ones i've. The 1st one, from 1975, was probably, my first french card and i bought it in a street fair. The 2nd and 3rd are from friends.
The Eiffel Tower is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris. The tower has become a global icon of France and is one of the most recognizable structures in the world.

At 300 metres (320.75m including antenna), and 7000 tons, it was the world's tallest building until 1930.

During its lifetime, the Eiffel Tower has also witnessed a few strange scenes, including being scaled by a mountaineer in 1954, and parachuted off of in 1984 by two Englishmen. In 1923 a journalist rode a bicycle down from the first level. Some accounts say he rode down the stairs, other accounts suggest the exterior of one of the tower's four legs which slope outward.
However, if its birth was difficult, it is now completely accepted and must be listed as one of the symbols of Paris itself.

From its platforms - especially the topmost - the view upon Paris is superb. It is generally agreed that one hour before sunset, the panorama is at its best." - in: http://www.paris.org/Monuments/Eiffel/
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