Eiffel Tower replicas and derivatives

As one of the most iconic and recognisable structures in the world, the Eiffel Tower has been the inspiration for the creation of over 50 similar towers around the world. Most are not exact replicas, though there are many like it.

Replicas of known height

The Eiffel Tower was an inspiration for the Blackpool Tower in Blackpool, England, which proved that a tower could be a profitable tourist attraction. The Blackpool Tower was originally the idea of the Standard Contract and Debenture Corporation, based in the Isle of Man, who proposed the erection of two towers, one in Blackpool and one in the Isle of Man and sold shares to potential investors, including many prominent Blackpool families. When the corporation got into financial difficultly John Bickerstaffe stopped the scheme from collapsing and ensured the scheme was a success. The Blackpool Tower, though one of the oldest, is not a true replica of the Eiffel Tower and differs from the Paris tower in a number of ways: it is approximately half the height of the Eiffel Tower (158 m compared to 324 m), it is not freestanding and the base contains buildings which house entertainments including the Tower Circus and Ballroom, making it in itself one of the most unique replica-like Towers in the world. It was also designed by the British architects Maxwell and Tuke who designed a number of towers including New Brighton.

Other Eiffel-inspired towers are listed in the table in descending order of scale and height:

NameLocationHeightScaleCoordinatesNotesImage
Watkin's TowerWembley, Greater London, UK358 m (1,175 ft) planned heightFull scale51°33′20″N 0°16′46″W / 51.55556°N 0.27944°W / 51.55556; -0.27944 (Watkins Tower ( demolished))Never completed: construction began in 1891, demolished in 1907.
Dragon TowerHarbin, Heilongjiang Province, China336 m (1,102 ft)Full scale45°44′45.55″N 126°40′28″E / 45.7459861°N 126.67444°E / 45.7459861; 126.67444 (Dragon Tower)Communication tower
Tokyo TowerMinato Tokyo, Japan332.5 m (1,091 ft)Full scale35°39′31″N 139°44′44″E / 35.65861°N 139.74556°E / 35.65861; 139.74556 (Tokyo Tower)The image shows Tokyo Tower in 2016.
Nagoya TV TowerNagoya, Japan180 m (591 ft)1:2 scale35°10′20″N 136°54′30″E / 35.17222°N 136.90833°E / 35.17222; 136.90833 (Nagoya TV Tower)-
New Brighton TowerNew Brighton, Merseyside, UK173 m (568 ft)1:2 scale53°26′12.37″N 3°02′11.03″W / 53.4367694°N 3.0363972°W / 53.4367694; -3.0363972 (New Brighton Tower)Completed by 1900, demolished by 1921
Las Vegas Eiffel TowerParis Las Vegas hotel/casino on the Las Vegas Strip, Nevada, USA164.6 m (540 ft)1:2 scale36°6′45″N 115°10′20″W / 36.11250°N 115.17222°W / 36.11250; -115.17222 (Paris Las Vegas Eiffel Tower)-
Ismaning Radio TowerIsmaning, Bavaria, Germany163 m (535 ft)1:2 scale48°15′1″N 11°45′0″E / 48.25028°N 11.75000°E / 48.25028; 11.75000 (Ismaning Radio Tower ( demolished))Wooden radio tower used for medium wave broadcasting, demolished in 1983
Funkturm BerlinBerlin, Germany150 m (492 ft)1:2 scale52°30′18.2″N 13°16′41.45″E / 52.505056°N 13.2781806°E / 52.505056; 13.2781806 (Funkturm Berlin)-
The ParisianCotai Strip, Macau150 m (492 ft)1:2 scale22°08′37″N 113°33′46″E / 22.14364°N 113.56283°E / 22.14364; 113.56283 (Tower at The Parisian, Cotai Strip, Macau)Completed and opened on 13 September 2016
Eiffel Tower of Window of the WorldShenzhen, China108 m (354 ft)1:3 scale22°32′13.33″N 113°58′9.51″E / 22.5370361°N 113.9693083°E / 22.5370361; 113.9693083 (Window of the Worlds Eiffel Tower)-
Eiffel Tower of Tiandu City Community (also called Tianducheng)[1]Hangzhou, China108 m (354 ft)1:3 scale[2][3]30°23′6.72″N 120°14′36.60″E / 30.3852000°N 120.2435000°E / 30.3852000; 120.2435000 (Tianducheng Eiffel Tower)-
Eiffel TowerKings Island Amusement Park, Mason, Ohio, USA~101 m (~332 ft)1:3 scale39°20′36″N 84°16′1″W / 39.34333°N 84.26694°W / 39.34333; -84.26694 (Kings Island Eiffel Tower)[4]-
Eiffel TowerKings Dominion Amusement Park, Doswell, Virginia, USA~101 m (332 ft1:3 scale37°50′23″N 77°26′43″W / 37.83972°N 77.44528°W / 37.83972; -77.44528 (Kings Dominion Eiffel Tower)-
Metallic tower of FourvièreLyon, France85.9 m (282 ft)1:4 scale45°45′49.57″N 4°49′20.16″E / 45.7637694°N 4.8222667°E / 45.7637694; 4.8222667 (Metallic tower of Fourvière)Radio transmitter. Construction began in 1892 as a monument to the Church.
Eiffel Tower replica in Bahria TownLahore, Pakistan80 m (262 ft)1:4 scale31°21′21″N 74°11′05″E / 31.355786°N 74.184798°E / 31.355786; 74.184798 (Eiffel Tower replica in Bahria Town)Constructed in 2014.
Torre del ReformadorGuatemala City, Guatemala75 m (246 ft)1:5 scale14°36′46.9″N 90°31′0.49″W / 14.613028°N 90.5168028°W / 14.613028; -90.5168028 (Torre del Reformador)Erected in 1935
Tsūtenkaku ("Tower Reaching Heaven")Osaka, Japan64 m (210 ft)1:6 scale34°39′08″N 135°30′22″E / 34.65222°N 135.50611°E / 34.65222; 135.50611 (Tsūtenkaku)At Luna Park; destroyed by fire 1945, replaced with a different design
Petřín Lookout Tower (Petřínská rozhledna)Prague, Czech Republic63.5 m (208 ft)1:6 scale50°05′0.76″N 14°23′42.18″E / 50.0835444°N 14.3950500°E / 50.0835444; 14.3950500 (Petřínská rozhledna)Petřínská rozhledna
Eiffel towerGomez Palacio, Durango, MexicoAbout 58 m (190 ft)1:6 scale25°32′59.50″N 103°28′44.68″W / 25.5498611°N 103.4790778°W / 25.5498611; -103.4790778 (Torre Eiffel)Torre Eiffel
Eiffel TowerSlobozia, Romania54 m (177 ft)1:6 scale44°33′27″N 27°19′59″E / 44.55750°N 27.33306°E / 44.55750; 27.33306 (Slobozia Eiffel Tower)-
Eiffel TowerParizh, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia50 m (164 ft)1:6 scale53°17′51.02″N 60°5′59.46″E / 53.2975056°N 60.0998500°E / 53.2975056; 60.0998500 (Parizh Eiffel Tower)Built by South Ural Cell Telephone company as a cellphone tower
AWA TowerSydney, New South Wales, Australia46 m (151 ft)1:6 scale33°52′1″S 151°12′20″E / 33.86694°S 151.20556°E / -33.86694; 151.20556 (AWA Tower)Communications
Bordeaux TowerFayetteville, North Carolina, USAAbout 45 m (148 ft)1:6 scale35°1′48″N 78°55′50″W / 35.03000°N 78.93056°W / 35.03000; -78.93056 (Fayetville Eiffel Tower)-
Copenhagen Zoo TowerCopenhagen, Denmark43.5 m (143 ft)1:6 scale55°40′19.16″N 12°31′24.70″E / 55.6719889°N 12.5235278°E / 55.6719889; 12.5235278 (Copenhagen Zoo Tower)Wooden structure
Tour d'Eiffel de FesFez, Morocco39 m (128 ft)1:9 scaleBuilt in 2012 to honor the bond between the city of Fes and Paris
Eiffel towerKharkiv, Ukraine35 m (115 ft)1:9 scale (approximately)49°59′23.91″N 36°17′21.91″E / 49.9899750°N 36.2894194°E / 49.9899750; 36.2894194 (Eiffel tower)
Golden Sands Eiffel TowerVarna, Bulgaria32.4 m (106 ft))1:10 scale (approximately)43°17′3.91″N 28°2′39.08″E / 43.2844194°N 28.0441889°E / 43.2844194; 28.0441889 (Golden Sands Eiffel Tower)Built in the resort town as a tourist attraction
Eiffel TowerParque Europa, Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain30.4 m (100 ft)[5]1:10 scale (approximately)Completed in 2010; part of an $18m replica theme park.[6]
Eiffel TowerSamarkand, UzbekistanApproximately 30 m (98 ft)1:10 scale39°23′37″N 66°32′34″E / 39.393596°N 66.542739°E / 39.393596; 66.542739 (Samarkand)Soghdiana Park.
Eiffel TowerEPCOT theme park, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA23 m (76 ft)1:14 scale 1:10)[7]28°22′6.86″N 81°33′11.89″W / 28.3685722°N 81.5533028°W / 28.3685722; -81.5533028 (EPCOT Eiffel Tower)-
Monte Amiata Summit CrossAmiata, Italy22 m (72 ft)42°53′16.59″N 11°37′30.08″E / 42.8879417°N 11.6250222°E / 42.8879417; 11.6250222 (Monte Amiata Summit Cross)Summit cross
Paris, Texas Eiffel TowerParis, Texas, USA20 m (66 ft)1:16 scale33°38′23.52″N 95°31′25.92″W / 33.6398667°N 95.5238667°W / 33.6398667; -95.5238667 (Paris ( Texas) Eiffel Tower)-
Eiffel Tower (Paris, Tennessee)Paris, Tennessee, USAabout 60 feet (18 m) tall.1:20 scale36°17′12.94″N 88°18′5.41″W / 36.2869278°N 88.3015028°W / 36.2869278; -88.3015028 (Paris, Tennessee Eiffel Tower)-
Filiatra Eiffel TowerFiliatra, Messinia, Greece18 m model1:18 scale37°09′44″N 21°34′59″E / 37.1621591°N 21.5829313°E / 37.1621591; 21.5829313 (Filiatra Eiffel Tower)at the entrance of the village[8][9]
Krasnoyarsk Eiffel TowerKrasnoyarsk, Russia14.8 metres1:22 scale56°02′17″N 92°54′43″E / 56.038056°N 92.911944°E / 56.038056; 92.911944 (Krasnoyarsk Eiffel Tower)
Europe Eiffel TowerMini-Europe, Brussels, Belgium12.96 m model1:25 scale50°53′39.44″N 4°20′21.16″E / 50.8942889°N 4.3392111°E / 50.8942889; 4.3392111 (Mini Europe Eiffel Tower)-
Kabardinka Eiffel TowerKabardinka, Russia12 metres1:25 scale44°38′59″N 37°55′54″E / 44.6497327°N 37.9316336°E / 44.6497327; 37.9316336 (Kabardinka Eiffel Tower)Built in 2014 in the resort town as a tourist attraction[10]
Kota Eiffel TowerRajasthan, India12 metres1:25 scale25°10′50″N 75°50′47″E / 25.180476°N 75.846518°E / 25.180476; 75.846518 (Miniature Eiffel Tower)-
Eiffel TowerTochigi Prefecture, Japan12 metres1:25 scale-At Tobu World Square, Tochigi Prefecture Japan. The park is notable in that it also has a replica of the Tokyo Tower, see above.
Brisbane Eiffel TowerBrisbane, Queensland, AustraliaRoughly 12 m (39 ft) tall1:25 scale27°28′14″S 153°00′17″E / 27.470686°S 153.004690°E / -27.470686; 153.004690 (Brisbane Eiffel Tower)Landmark among the sidewalk tables of La Dolce Vita café (formerly Rue De Paris Café) on Park Rd, Milton which ironically offers Italian cuisine
MinimundusKlagenfurt, Austria1:25 scale46°37′11″N 14°15′52″E / 46.61972°N 14.26444°E / 46.61972; 14.26444 (Minimundus)Part of a miniature park[11]
Bauru Eiffel TowerBauru, BrazilRoughly 10 m (33 ft) tall1:25 scale22°19′31″S 49°05′33″W / 22.32515°S 49.0923627°W / -22.32515; -49.0923627 (Bauru Eiffel Tower)Built in 1978 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the foundation of the Bauru School of Law at the Instituição Toledo de Ensino.[12]
Meccano modelSciTrek technology museum, Atlanta, Georgia, USA11 m (36 ft)[13]1:30 scalelocNo longer exists; museum closed in 2004.
Montmartre Eiffel TowerMontmartre, Saskatchewan, Canada8.5 metres1:40 scale50°13′16″N 103°26′55″W / 50.221147°N 103.448703°W / 50.221147; -103.448703 (Montmatre Eiffel Tower)Erected in 2009. Settled by French immigrants, the community calls itself "Paris of the Prairies".[14]
Dreyfus Eiffel TowerAustin, Texas, USA7.5 m (25 ft)1:45 scale30°17′02″N 97°45′06″W / 30.283898°N 97.751773°W / 30.283898; -97.751773 (Dreyfus Eiffel Tower)At the Dreyfus Antique Shop
Paris, Michigan Eiffel TowerParis, Michigan, USAapproximately 7 m (23 ft)1:50 scale43°47′18″N 85°30′02″W / 43.788287°N 85.500514°W / 43.788287; -85.500514 (Paris, Michigan Eiffel Tower)Situated in a park
Santos Dumont Eiffel Tower ReplicaSantos Dumont, Minas Gerais, Brazil7 metres1:50 scale-Built in 2001 to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the flight of Alberto Santos Dumont around the Eiffel Tower. Santos Dumont is now the name of his birthplace in Brazil. It was formerly known as Palmira.
Uman Eiffel TowerUman, Ukraine3.25 metres1:100 scale48°45′0″N 30°13′10″E / 48.75000°N 30.21944°E / 48.75000; 30.21944 (Uman Eiffel Tower)Situated in a central park
Eiffel Tower of Nikitin's GymnasiumVoronezh, Russia3.24 metres[15]1:100 scale51°41′28″N 39°11′02″E / 51.6912261°N 39.1837692°E / 51.6912261; 39.1837692 (Eiffel Tower of Nikitin's Gymnasium)Situated in the park of Nikitin's Gymnasium
Eiffel TowerBaku, AzerbaijanApproximately 3 m (10 ft)1:110 scale40°22′19″N 49°50′40″E / 40.371932°N 49.844419°E / 40.371932; 49.844419 (Baku, Sahil Shopping Center)Sahil Shopping Center, at "Parfums de France" shop.

Replicas of unknown height

These replicas are of unknown height.

See also: Media related to Replicas of the Eiffel Tower at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ↑ Badkar, Matma (2 August 2013). "China Tried To Build A City To Replicate Paris ... And Here's What It Looks Like Now". Business Insider. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
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  4. ↑ "KI Mobile". Visitkingsisland.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  5. ↑ Parque Europa
  6. ↑ Lauren Frayer, "As Europe Goes, So Go Its Fake Monuments", NPR, June 2, 2012
  7. ↑ Disney's official French Pavilion page Archived 2009-01-21 at the Wayback Machine. — lists the Eiffel Tower as approximately 1/10 the height of the original.
  8. ↑ "Tower model at Filiatra". Users.mes.sch.gr. 2001-03-22. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  9. ↑ Photograph of Filiatra tower Archived May 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ Kabardinka builds own Eiffel Tower (in Russian)
  11. ↑ Minimundus map, accessed on line Oct. 8, 2015.
  12. ↑ http://www.jcnet.com.br/editorias_noticias.php?codigo=188977&ano=2010
  13. ↑ "Eiffel Tower". Dalefield.com. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  14. ↑ White, Patrick (July 7, 2009). "We'll always have Paris, even in Saskatchewan". The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail Inc. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
  15. ↑ В Воронеже возникла своя Эйфелева башня // Аргументы и факты
  16. ↑ Restaurant "Anija"
  17. ↑ ":: Falconcity of Wonders (L.L.C) ::". Falconcity.com. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  18. ↑ First World Plaza Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved on 2008-09-13
  19. ↑ Napa Courthouse Flag Staff .
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