Engineers recently fitted a new radioantenna to the EiffelTower, work that saw the iconic monument grow by another six meters.
The addition of a piece of modern technology has seen the 133-year-old Eiffel Tower grow in height for the fourth time in its history.
The new antenna will be used to transmit digital radio throughout the French capital, according to France24. The Eiffel Tower was designed and built by the engineer Gustave Eiffel. Upon its completion, the tower stood at 1,024.6 feet , making it the first structure with a height greater than 300 meters.
However, Eiffel managed to extend the monument’s life by making it more useful, adding weather-monitoring apparatus and getting astronomers to use it for their work. Fitting it with radio-emitting equipment for the first time in 1957 firmly established its right to remain.
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