There is a police station located at the foot of the south pillar.Ĭonstruction: 1887-1889 (2 years, 2 months and 5 days).ġ889 - The tower opens during the Universal Exposition, a fair celebrating the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. Security checks are performed prior to entry and visitors are required to disclose the contents of their bags. The premises are under video surveillance. The names of 72 French scientists are listed on the four sides of the tower. The firm held a contest, selecting four winners to spend one night each in the apartment, with up to five guests. In 2016, a second (temporary) apartment was built inside the tower by vacation rental company, HomeAway. In the ' Elmo the Musical' segment, 'Pizza the Musical,' the Eiffel Tower appears among other objects when Elmo tries to think up a subject for his musical.Here’s some background information about the Eiffel Tower in Paris.Īlmost seven million people visit the Eiffel Tower annually.Ībout 300 million visitors have been to the tower since its opening.ĭesigner Gustave Eiffel had a small apartment cloistered away in the upper reaches of the tower.In The Muppets, Mary daydreams about Gary proposing to her (in what appears to be a painting) in front of the Eiffel Tower.On their journey, they pass through France and the Eiffel Tower can be seen in the background. In the Sesame Street CD-ROM game, Search and Learn Adventures, Sherlock Hemlock and Watson travel to Sesame Street from England.In the Sesame Street song ' It's Hip to Be a Square', the Eiffel Tower is among the various locals in the photo collage during the lyric 'No matter where I go.'.In a Sesame Street promo poster, Grover is seen making a replica of the Eiffel Tower from cans.Miss Piggy imagines a trip with Kermit to Paris, including the Eiffel Tower in Ready, Set, Recycle!.In a Sesame Street episode, Grundgetta shows Gina and the kids pictures her cousin drew while on her world tour.Johnnie Steele and Lucille plan to drive a pair of motorcycles off of the Eiffel Tower in the second issue of The Muppet Show Comic Book.

Kermit appears in front of the Eiffel Tower in one of the Kermit's World Tour magnets.Count von Count and The Countess reminisce about a date they had near the Eiffel Tower in a 1992 episode of Sesame Street, singing ' Ah Yes, I Remember it All.'.The Eiffel Tower appears as a rocket part option in the View-Master Interactive Vision game, Muppets Studios Presents: You're the Director.The tower reappears on both the classic Muppet Babies series, as well as on the show's 2018 reboot.Baby Fozzie demolishes the structure trying to get his cape from being caught on the tower in the Muppet Babies episode ' Masquerading Muppets'.In A Love Note for Baby Piggy, Baby Piggy and Baby Kermit play to Paris in a balloon, where Piggy requests to visit the 'awful tower.'.In the book Hide & Seek, Near & Far, Grover and Elmo visit the Eiffel Tower.For the French Fraggle Rock, one of Uncle Traveling Matt's postcards comes from his visit to the Eiffel Tower.Built as the entrance arch for the 1889 World's Fair, it was the world's tallest structure until the creation of the Chrysler Building in New York City in 1930. It has the distinction of being the single most visited paid monument in the world. The Eiffel Tower is a iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France that was built in 1889. ' The Ying Tong Song' ( The Muppet Show episode 520) Unaired Little Muppet Monsters episode (Gonzo's Talent Show) The Eiffel Tower as seen in Mary's fantasy. Uncle Traveling Matt at the Eiffel Tower.

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