What are the heights of blackpool tower and the eiffel tower in feet and inches?
Blackpool Tower is a tourist attraction in the town of Blackpool, Lancashire, in the north of England (). The tower, 518ft (158 m) tall, was inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It cost GBP ?42,000 to construct, and it first opened to the public on 14 May 1894. The tower is 300 meters (986 feet) tall, not including the 24-meter television antenna on top. The metal structure weighs in at 7,300 metric tons (the total weight is 10,100 metric tons). It was the world’s tallest structure for 40 years. According to the official website for the tower, the summit is reached by 1,665 steps and not, as popularly believed, by 1,792 steps (the same as the year of the First French Republic).