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Construction of the Eiffel Tower started in January 1887. It opened to the
on the 31st of March, 1889. It was built to celebrate the 1889 World's Fair in Paris. Builders needed 10,100 tons of
to make the
. It was made from 18,000
and 2.5 million rivets. The original plan was for the tower to be taken down after 20
. However, the French government changed its
and kept it in place. The tower is currently being repainted ahead of the 2024 Olympics. Engineers say painting the
will not make the rust
go away. They say the existing paint needs to be
removed first. However, this will take too long and the tower would lose
revenue.
