The Eiffel Tower grows about 15 centimeters taller in summer.

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The Eiffel Tower grows about 15 centimeters taller in summer.

The Eiffel Tower expands when its iron warms and contracts when it cools, but a fixed 15-centimeter summer height gain is not a reliable universal measurement. The tower operator also describes roughly 15-centimeter daily movement of the summit from uneven solar heating, which is a different quantity.

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