Eiffel Tower - Paris, France
Posted by: Metro2
N 48° 51.524 E 002° 17.670
31U E 448252 N 5411991
The base of the Eiffel Tower appeared on the front of the 200 French Franc note in 1997 with an image of it's creator Gustav Eiffel. It also appears on the back of the note.
Waymark Code: WMD67R
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 11/25/2011
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The Eiffel Tower was built from 1887 and 1889 as the entrance arch for the Exposition Universelle. That World's Fair marked the Centennial celebration of the French Revolution.
The tower was not originally appreciated by many people. In fact, French writer Guy de Mauppasant used to lunch there everyday because that was the only place that you couldn't see it.
It was originally intended to stand for only 20 years...but, of course, its still here...even after Adolph Hitler ordered it to be demolished...and had his order disobeyed.
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The French franc has been the name of a French currency since 1360...but the first Franc notes were issued in 1795. This 220 Franc note was issued in 1997. On January 1, 1999, France changed over to the Euro.... and this note was worth 30.49 Euros at that time. Read more about the French Franc at (
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