Read the text below and answer the following questions. The Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower is located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. Built in 1889, it has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable buildings in the world. The tower is the highest building in Paris and the most-visited monument in the world; millions of people visit it every year. The engineer Gustave Eiffel came up with his name for this tower. The tower was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World’s Fair. The tower is 324 meters (1,063 ft) tall, and as high as an 81-story building. Upon its completion, it is higher than the Washington Monument and assumed the title of the tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years, until the Chrysler Building in New York City was built in 1930; but, due to the addition in 1957 of the antenna, the tower is now higher than the Chrysler Building and it is the second-tallest structure in France after the 2004 Millau Viaduct. (Adapted from bahasainggris.co.id) What is the kind of the text?

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The Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. Built in 1889, it has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable buildings in the world. The tower is the highest building in Paris and the most-visited monument in the world; millions of people visit it every year. The engineer Gustave Eiffel came up with his name for this tower. The tower was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World’s Fair.

The tower is 324 meters (1,063 ft) tall, and as high as an 81-story building. Upon its completion, it is higher than the Washington Monument and assumed the title of the tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years, until the Chrysler Building in New York City was built in 1930; but, due to the addition in 1957 of the antenna, the tower is now higher than the Chrysler Building and it is the second-tallest structure in France after the 2004 Millau Viaduct.

(Adapted from bahasainggris.co.id)

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