Eiffel Tower replicas and derivatives

As one of the most iconic and recognisable structures in the world, the Eiffel Tower, completed in 1889, has been the inspiration for the creation of over 50 similar towers around the world. Most are not exact replicas, though there are many that resemble it closely, while others look slightly different. The Eiffel Tower has also inspired other towers that are not close resembling replicas and therefore not listed here. An example of this is the Blackpool Tower on England's Irish Sea coast, one of the oldest towers inspired by Eiffel, which proved that a tower could be a profitable tourist attraction. Not a true replica, the Blackpool tower differs from the Paris one in a number of ways: it is approximately half the height of the Eiffel (158 m [518.4 ft] compared to 324 m [1,063 ft]), it is not freestanding as well as the fact that the base contains a row of buildings.

The Eiffel inspired Blackpool Tower

Replicas of known height

Other Eiffel-inspired towers are listed in the table in descending order of scale and height, imperial measurements rounded to nearest foot:

NameCountryLocationHeightScaleCoordinatesNotesImage
Watkin's TowerUnited KingdomWembley, Greater London358 m (1,175 ft) planned heightFull scale51°33′20″N 0°16′46″WNever completed: construction began in 1891, demolished in 1907.
Dragon TowerChinaHarbin, Heilongjiang Province,336 m (1,102 ft)Full scale45°44′45.55″N 126°40′28″ECommunication tower
Tokyo TowerJapanMinato Tokyo332.5 m (1,091 ft)Full scale35°39′31″N 139°44′44″EThe image shows Tokyo Tower in 2016.
Nagoya TV TowerJapanNagoya180 m (591 ft)1:2 scale35°10′20″N 136°54′30″EThough principally a communications tower, it also features two restaurants and an open-air observation deck; completed in 1954
New Brighton TowerUnited KingdomNew Brighton, Merseyside173 m (568 ft)1:2 scale53°26′12.37″N 3°02′11.03″WCompleted by 1900, demolished by 1921
Las Vegas Eiffel TowerUnited StatesLas Vegas, Nevada164.6 m (540 ft)1:2 scale36°6′45″N 115°10′20″WParis Las Vegas hotel/casino on the Las Vegas Strip
Ismaning Radio TowerGermanyIsmaning, Bavaria163 m (535 ft)1:2 scale48°15′1″N 11°45′0″EWooden radio tower used for medium wave broadcasting. Demolished in 1983
Funkturm BerlinGermanyBerlin150 m (492 ft)1:2 scale52°30′18.2″N 13°16′41.45″EBroadcasting tower built 1924 and 1926, no longer functions as such; civic landmark featuring restaurant and observation deck
The ParisianMacauCotai Strip150 m (492 ft)1:2 scale22.14364°N 113.56283°E / 22.14364; 113.56283 (Tower at The Parisian, Cotai Strip, Macau)Completed and opened on 13 September 2016
Eiffel TowerChinaShenzhen108 m (354 ft)1:3 scale22°32′13.33″N 113°58′9.51″EDominant structure at Window of the World, a collection of nearly 130 reproductions of famous tourist attractions, opened 1993
Eiffel Tower of Tiandu City CommunityChinaHangzhou108 m (354 ft)1:3 scale[1][2]30°23′6.72″N 120°14′36.60″ECentral feature of Tianducheng (Sky City), a Paris-themed housing development, home to some 50,000 people[3]
Eiffel TowerUnited StatesMason, Ohio101 m (332 ft) (approximately)1:3 scale39°20′36″N 84°16′1″W[4]Kings Island Amusement Park
Eiffel TowerUnited StatesDoswell, Virginia101 m (332 ft) (approximately)1:3 scale37°50′23″N 77°26′43″WKings Dominion Amusement Park
Metallic tower of FourvièreFranceLyon85.9 m (282 ft)1:4 scale45°45′49.57″N 4°49′20.16″EBuilt between 1892 and 1894 as observation tower; now used solely for communications.
Eiffel Tower replica in Bahria TownPakistanBahria, Lahore80 m (262 ft)1:4 scale31.355786°N 74.184798°E / 31.355786; 74.184798 (Eiffel Tower replica in Bahria Town)Constructed in 2014 as a focal point for a housing estate
Torre del ReformadorGuatemalaGuatemala City75 m (246 ft)1:5 scale14°36′46.9″N 90°31′0.49″WErected in 1935
Tsūtenkaku ("Tower Reaching Heaven")JapanOsaka64 m (210 ft)1:6 scale34°39′08″N 135°30′22″EAt Luna Park; destroyed by fire 1945, replaced with a different design
Petřín Lookout Tower (Petřínská rozhledna)Czech RepublicPrague63.5 m (208 ft)1:6 scale50°05′0.76″N 14°23′42.18″EBuilt in 1891 as an observation tower with octagonal plan; now also used for communications.
Torre EiffelMexicoGomez Palacio, Durango58 m (190 ft) (approximately)1:6 scale25°32′59.50″N 103°28′44.68″WDonated by the French-speaking community of Gomez Palacio in 2007
Eiffel TowerRomaniaSlobozia54 m (177 ft)1:6 scale44°33′27″N 27°19′59″EErected as part of a private tourist complex
Eiffel Tower Russia Zvenigovo 3.5 m (11 ft) 1:100 scale 55°58′19.056″N 48°0′52.5888″E Erected in the center of the town's main street.
Eiffel TowerRussiaParizh, Chelyabinsk Oblast50 m (164 ft)1:6 scale53°17′51.02″N 60°5′59.46″EBuilt by South Ural Cell Telephone company as a cellphone tower
AWA TowerAustraliaSydney, New South Wales46 m (151 ft)1:6 scale33°52′1″S 151°12′20″ECommunications tower sits atop 12-story building, completed in 1939
Bordeaux TowerUnited StatesFayetteville, North Carolina45 m (148 ft) (approximately)1:6 scale35°1′48″N 78°55′50″WBuilt as part of a shopping center
Copenhagen Zoo TowerDenmarkCopenhagen43.5 m (143 ft)1:6 scale55°40′19.16″N 12°31′24.70″EBuilt in 1905, it is one of the world's tallest observation towers built of wood
Tour d'Eiffel de FesMoroccoFez39 m (128 ft)1:9 scaleBuilt in 2012 to honor the bond between the city of Fes and Paris
Bamboo Eiffel TowerIndonesiaTasikmalaya Regency,±36 mBamboo structure, in honor of the coronation of Queen Wilhelmina; designed by A. H. van Bebber
Eiffel towerUkraineKharkiv35 m (115 ft)1:9 scale (approximately)49°59′23.91″N 36°17′21.91″EAssociated with a French-themed shopping mall.
Golden Sands Eiffel TowerBulgariaVarna32.4 m (106 ft)1:10 scale (approximately)43°17′3.91″N 28°2′39.08″EBuilt in the resort town as a tourist attraction
Eiffel TowerSpainParque Europa, Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid30.4 m (100 ft)[5]1:10 scale (approximately)Completed in 2010; part of an $18m replica theme park.[6]
Eiffel TowerUzbekistanSamarkand30 m (98 ft) (approximately)1:10 scale39.393596°N 66.542739°E / 39.393596; 66.542739 (Samarkand)Soghdiana Park.
Eiffel TowerUnited StatesEpcot theme park, Lake Buena Vista, Florida23 m (76 ft)1:14 scale 1:10)[7]28°22′6.86″N 81°33′11.89″WPart of the French Pavilion at Epcot; opened in 1982
Monte Amiata Summit CrossItalyAmiata22 m (72 ft)42°53′16.59″N 11°37′30.08″ESummit cross
Paris, Texas Eiffel TowerUnited StatesParis, Texas20 m (66 ft)1:16 scale33°38′23.52″N 95°31′25.92″WTower constructed in 1993; the hat was added in 1998
Eiffel Tower (Paris, Tennessee)United StatesParis, Tennessee18.25 m (60 ft) (approximately)1:20 scale36°17′12.94″N 88°18′5.41″WDedicated on 29 January 1993
Filiatra Eiffel TowerGreeceFiliatra, Messinia18 m model (59 ft)1:18 scale37.1621591°N 21.5829313°E / 37.1621591; 21.5829313 (Filiatra Eiffel Tower)At the entrance of the village,[8][9] donated in 1960 by doctor Charalambos Fournarakis[10]
Kyiv's Eiffel TowerUkraineKyiv16 m (52 ft)1:20 scale50.417645°N 30.529050°E / 50.417645; 30.529050 (Kyiv's Eiffel Tower)Built as a part of residential complex "French quartal" in 2015
Krasnoyarsk Eiffel TowerRussiaKrasnoyarsk14.8 m (49 ft)1:22 scale56.038056°N 92.911944°E / 56.038056; 92.911944 (Krasnoyarsk Eiffel Tower)
Europe Eiffel TowerBelgiumBrussels12.96 m (43 ft) model1:25 scale50°53′39.44″N 4°20′21.16″EMini-Europe
Kabardinka Eiffel TowerRussiaKabardinka12 m (39 ft)1:25 scale44.6497327°N 37.9316336°E / 44.6497327; 37.9316336 (Kabardinka Eiffel Tower)Built in 2014 in the resort town as a tourist attraction[11]
Kota Eiffel TowerIndiaKota, Rajasthan12 m (39 ft)1:25 scale25.180476°N 75.846518°E / 25.180476; 75.846518 (Miniature Eiffel Tower)Feature of Seven Wonders Park, Kota
Eiffel TowerJapanTochigi Prefecture12 m (39 ft)1:25 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 TowerAustraliaBrisbane, Queensland12 m (39 ft) (approximately)1:25 scale27.470686°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"
MinimundusAustriaKlagenfurt12 m (39 ft) 1:25 scale46°37′11″N 14°15′52″EPart of a miniature park[12]
Phú sinh cát tường Eiffel TowerVietnamLong An Province11 m (36 ft) 1:30 scale10.900408°N 106.461936°E / 10.900408; 106.461936 (Phú sinh cát tường Eiffel Tower)Part of a miniature park 7 Wonders of the World
Meccano modelUnited StatesAtlanta, Georgia11 m (36 ft)[13]1:30 scalelocSciTrek technology museum. No longer exists; museum closed in 2004.
Bauru Eiffel TowerBrazilBauru10 m (33 ft) (approximately)1:30 scale22.32515°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.[14]
Montmartre Eiffel TowerCanadaMontmartre, Saskatchewan8.5 m (28 ft)1:40 scale50.221147°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".[15]
Valday Eiffel Tower Russia Valday 8 m (27 feet) 1:40 scale 57°58′ N

33°15′ E

 Built in 2018 [16]
https://valday.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19374
Dreyfus Eiffel TowerUnited StatesAustin, Texas7.5 m (25 ft)1:45 scale30.283898°N 97.751773°W / 30.283898; -97.751773 (Dreyfus Eiffel Tower)At the Dreyfus Antique Shop
Paris, Michigan Eiffel TowerUnited StatesParis, Michigan7 m (23 ft) (approximately)1:50 scale43.788287°N 85.500514°W / 43.788287; -85.500514 (Paris, Michigan Eiffel Tower)Situated in a park
Santos Dumont Eiffel Tower ReplicaBrazilSantos Dumont, Minas Gerais7 m (23 ft)1:50 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 TowerUkraineUman3.25 m (11 ft)1:100 scale48°45′0″N 30°13′10″ESituated in a central park
Eiffel Tower of Nikitin's GymnasiumRussiaVoronezh3.24 m[17] (11 ft)1:100 scale51.6912261°N 39.1837692°E / 51.6912261; 39.1837692 (Eiffel Tower of Nikitin's Gymnasium)Situated in the park of Nikitin's Gymnasium
Eiffel TowerAzerbaijanBaku3 m (10 ft) (approximately)1:110 scale40.371932°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

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