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Show Eiffel Tower Modernized Into Television Structure Back In 1SS7-S9 Alexander Gus-tave Gus-tave Eiffel built the famous tower which bears his name for the International Inter-national exposition In Paris. It was then regarded as a mere engineering engineer-ing "stunt." Sober engineers declared de-clared It was faultily built and predicted pre-dicted It would be razed. Today, states a writer In the Washington Post, Important as a meteorological and wireless station and guide for airmen, It still towers tow-ers above Paris. A short time ago France added to Its usefulness by making It a station for the broadcast broad-cast of television programs. An Interlaced Ironwork structure, the Eiffel Tower reaches a height cf 984 feet The many visitors who ascend, by stairway and elevator, to the circular balcony surrounding the glass pavilion which tops the tower can see 55 miles on clear days. |