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While the tower was built as the entrance arch for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris, France, it holds much more significance. It was the tallest building in the world until 1930 and has been elevated to icon status by movies, especially. It is the undisputed symbol of Paris, and often even used as a symbol for all of France.
It is a monument of beauty.
The Eiffel Tower has attained great importance as a cultural symbol. Not only does the Eiffel Tower conjure images of Paris, but it has come to be a symbol of France itself. Though its original purpose was to be a presentation at the 1889 Exposition Universelle, its importance has extended far beyond that. The Eiffel Tower is currently the world's most visited site, evidence for the tower's cultural importance worldwide.

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