Editing Eiffel Tower

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|image=[[File:MK8-Course-Tour ParisPromenade.jpg|300px]]<br>View of the Eiffel Tower in {{classic-link|Tour|Paris Promenade}} in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|greater_location=[[Paris]], [[France]]
|first_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' ("[[French]]") (1989)
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 1) (2022)
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The '''{{wp|Eiffel Tower}}''' (in French: '''''La Tour Eiffel''''') is a famous structure located in [[Paris]], {{wp|France}}. Being one of the country's most famous landmarks, it has made a few appearances in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]].

==History==
===DIC cartoons===
====''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''====
The Eiffel Tower is first briefly seen in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' live-action segment "[[French]]".

====''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:Eiffel Tower.png|thumb|The Eiffel Tower as seen in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode "[[Super Koopa (episode)|Super Koopa]]"]]
The Eiffel Tower later appears in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode "[[Super Koopa (episode)|Super Koopa]]." [[Bowser]], through the use of a [[Power Pendant]], becomes [[Raccoon Koopa]], allowing him to fly to the Eiffel Tower with [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], where he ties the princess up.

[[Toad]] later arrives at the Eiffel Tower to save Princess Toadstool, so that she can assist [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] as they fight against Bowser. Throughout the rest of the episode, the Eiffel Tower can be seen in the background.

===''Mario is Missing!''===
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{{quote|The tower that has come to symbolize Paris was designed by Gustave Eiffel, an engineer. The tower was built for the World's Fair of 1889. It is 1050 feet high and built entirely of steel. 2.5 million rivets hold it together.  The Eiffel Tower has its own post office, and letters posted there will bear its impressive postmark.  Once the tallest building in the world, it is now dwarfed by the Empire State Building and Chicago's Sears Tower.|'''Pamphlet'''|Mario is Missing! (PC)}}
The Eiffel Tower appears in the [[Mario is Missing! (PC)|PC]], [[Mario is Missing! (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES]], and [[Mario is Missing! (Nintendo Entertainment System)|NES versions of ''Mario is Missing!'']], marking its first appearance in a ''Super Mario'' game. Alongside the [[Cathedral of Notre Dame]], the [[Arc de Triomphe]], and (in the PC versions) the [[Louvre]], the Eiffel Tower was one of the landmarks visited by [[Luigi]] when he came to save Paris from invading [[Koopa Troopa]]s.

Unlike in real life, there was a French flag at the top of the tower, the [[Tricolor]], which was stolen by Koopas. Luigi had to find and return it, for which he was rewarded a regular prize of 1,400 [[bill|dollar]]s, plus a 2,000 dollar bonus if he returns it first. To prove the Tricolor's authenticity, Luigi must answer the following trivia questions:
* ''What was the profession of the man who designed the Eiffel Tower?''
** Fashion designer
** Politician
** '''Engineer'''
** Steel worker
* ''What is the Eiffel Tower made of?''
** '''Steel and rivets'''
** Plaster and chicken wire
** Gold-plated tin and nails
** Cardboard and bubblegum
* ''For what occasion was the Eiffel Tower built?''
** French Revolution
** Film Festival/Napoleon's birthday (NES)
** '''World's Fair'''
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart Tour''====
[[File:MKT Paris Promenade Scene.jpg|thumb|180px|The Eiffel Tower as seen on [[Tour Paris Promenade|Paris Promenade]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'']]
In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', the Eiffel Tower appears on the city course [[Tour Paris Promenade|Paris Promenade]]. In the first two routes of the course, players pass underneath it. There are stalls set up at each corner of it, including a confectioner's, a drink stand, and a ticket booth.

The Eiffel Tower was used as the landmark of the [[Paris Tour (2019)|2019 Paris Tour]], the [[Valentine's Tour]] and the [[Paris Tour (2021)|2021 Paris Tour]], appearing in the background of the menus. It is also depicted on two [[List of badges in Mario Kart Tour|badge]]s.

====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
The Eiffel Tower returns in Paris Promenade in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. Racers have the option to pass under it like in ''Mario Kart Tour''{{'}}s Paris Promenade 1 and 2, though they may also turn left before doing so like in Paris Promenade 3.
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===''Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope''===
A drawing of the Eiffel Tower can be seen in the backdrop of [[Alkementor]]'s set in the [[Rayman in the Phantom Show]] DLC for ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'' next to a drawing of the {{wp|Milan Cathedral}}, referencing the main developers of the game (Ubisoft Paris and Ubisoft Milan respectively).

==Gallery==
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MKT 079CB.png|A common badge in ''Mario Kart Tour'' that depicts the Eiffel Tower
MKT 079GB.png|A gold badge in ''Mario Kart Tour'' that depicts the Eiffel Tower
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==Trivia==
*The ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' [[minigame]] [[Awful Tower]] takes its name from the Eiffel Tower.
*The tower in the background of {{classic-link|N64|Rainbow Road}} from ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' resembles the Eiffel Tower.

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