On the good morning of March 15 , 2022 , a whirlybird frown a large antenna into the hand of workers harnessed to the top of theEiffel Tower , where they fastened it to the social organization . The antenna is six meters tall , which stand for that the Eiffel Tower has append an extra 20 feet to its height , taking it from 1063 foundation to its current 1083 .
It ’s still far from being the world ’s tall building . That title , asTravel + Leisurereports , is held by Dubai’sBurj Khalifa , a glisten skyscraper that mensurate approximately 2716 metrical unit . In fact , the Eiffel Tower is n’t even the marvelous anatomical structure in France : TheMillau Viaduct , which also happens to be the tallest bridge in the world , boasts a high point of rough 1115 feet .
But the end of this novel antenna was n’t to move the Eiffel Tower up in any height rankings . or else , according to a instruction bring out on thelandmark ’s website , it aim to “ better the quality of digital wireless coverage for Paris and the Île - First State - France region . ” The antenna , which is owned by transmission companionship TDF , will make it easier to transmit radio signals forDAB+ , a high - technical school , gamey - efficiency form of digital audio broadcast medium that has gained popularity in recent years .
The Eiffel Tower ’s previous increases in stature have also been the result of technological onward motion . In 1957 , pass around saucer and a radio receiver vector give way the tug a 26 - foot boost , for a total height of 1050 foot ; an ultra eminent frequency antenna installed in 2000 added another 13 feet .
No matter how tall the Eiffel Tower is , it ’s technically illegal for photographers to snap photos of it at night — regain out why here .
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