- 300 steel workers, and 2 years (1887-1889) to construct it.
- 15,000 iron pieces (excluding rivets).
- 2.5 million rivets.
- 40 tons of paint.
- 1671 steps to the top.
- Maximum sway at top caused by wind: 12 cm (4.75 inches).
- Maximum sway at top caused by metal dilation: 18 cm (7 inches).
- Total height in 1889: 300.51 meters (985 feet, 11 inches).
| - Total height with television antenna: 320.755 meters (1052 feet, 4 inches).
- Height varies up to 15 cm depending on temperature.
- Size of base area: 10,281.96 square meters (2.54 acres).
- Weight of foundations: 277,602 kg (306 tons).
- Weight of iron: 7.34 million kg (8092.2 tons).
- Weight of elevator systems: 946,000 kg (1042.8 tons).
- Total weight: 8.56 million kg (9441 tons).
| - Pressure on foundation: 4.1 to 4.5 kg per square centimeter, depending on pier (58.26 to 64 lbs. per square inch).
- Dates of construction: January 26, 1887 to March 31, 1889.
- Cost of construction: 7.8 million francs ($1.5 million).
- Total number of visitors during 1889 Exposition: 1,968,287.
- Total receipts during 1889 Exposition: 5,919,884 francs ($1.14 million).
- Total number of visitors during 2007: 6,822,000.
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