Overview

• A crane lifted the top onto the lower structure in Sainte-Marie-Aux-Mines, signaling the project’s final phase.
• The replica rises about 30 meters and weighs roughly 60 tonnes near the border with Baden‑Württemberg.
• Retired metalworker Jean-Claude Fassler, 77, led the build with support from his family firm and volunteers.
• Work began in 2017 from millimetre-precise reproductions of Eiffel’s plans, spanning tens of thousands of laser-cut parts after a delayed 2024 target.
• The tower carries the original Venedigrot paint and will be viewable to visitors, though it will not include an elevator; Fassler has voiced a wish to exhibit it in Paris.