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History.com[4] and the Eiffel Tower’s own history page date the structure’s completion and dedication ceremony to 31 March 1889.
Published project cost: “The Tower cost 7,799,401.31 French gold francs to build in 1889”[1]
Comparison episode covering the Eiffel Tower alongside Tokyo Skytree.[1]
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The published cost is FRF 7.8 million: Construction cost of the Eiffel Tower in 1889 in French gold francs. Other sources cite an estimate of 6.5 million francs and about 7.4 million; this is the most commonly cited final figure.[2]