The Eiffel Tower is 330 metres tall, including its highest antenna, as measured today.
Gustave Eiffel’s company built the tower for the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris, held to celebrate the centenary of the French Revolution. The iron structure was completed in 1889 and stood as the world’s tallest man-made structure until New York’s Chrysler Building surpassed it in 1930.
The tower’s height has changed slightly over time because communication antennas have been added and replaced. Its original height was about 300 metres, while the commonly quoted height of 324 metres includes an earlier antenna. The current official height, with its highest antenna, is 330 metres. The Eiffel Tower is located on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine and remains one of France’s most recognizable landmarks.