The Eiffel Tower is made of wrought iron, which is why its nickname is Iron Lady. Altogether, 18,038 pieces of metal were connected with 2.5 million rivets to construct the tower.

Take the elevator to the top of the Eiffel Tower is ranked #1 out of 34 things to do in Paris. See pictures and our review of Take the elevator to the top of the Eiffel Tower.