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means A wrought-iron lattice tower in Paris, built as a temporary exhibition centerpiece that became the city's permanent icon.

from Named for Gustave Eiffel, whose engineering firm designed and built it for the 1889 Exposition Universelle, marking the centennial of the French Revolution. It was conceived largely by engineers Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nouguier, with Eiffel putting his name, company, and reputation behind the project and championing it through fierce opposition from artists and critics who petitioned against it as an eyesore. Licensed to stand for 20 years, it survived demolition because it proved useful for radio transmission experiments, and the name simply stuck to the structure as it stuck to the man.