Raise your Champagne glass and grab a macaron! Today marks the 125 birthday of one of the world’s most recognizable monuments– the Eiffel Tower. Standing nearly 1,063 feet high in the heart of Paris, France, the beloved icon is visited by nearly 7 million people each year and almost 250 million have visited since it’s construction in 1889 – make that 250 million + 2 as of October 2014!
Check out 40 more cool facts about the Eiffel Tower.
