Talk:Eiffel Tower

Lead and body disagree on year Chrysler Building surpassed it (1929 vs 1930)

The lead and the body disagree on the year the Eiffel Tower was surpassed by the Chrysler Building. The lead says: "a title it held for 41 years until the Chrysler Building in New York City was finished in 1930." But a later paragraph reads: "The Eiffel Tower was the world's tallest structure when completed in 1889, a distinction it retained until 1929 when the Chrysler Building in New York City was topped out."

The two are not reconcilable as written: the "41 years" arithmetic in the lead (1889 + 41 = 1930) is internally consistent only with the 1930 date. Topping-out (October 23, 1929, when Chrysler's spire was raised) and architectural completion/opening (May 27, 1930) are different milestones, but the article should pick one and apply it consistently — either "until 1929 when the Chrysler Building was topped out" with a 40-year span, or "until 1930 when it was completed" with the 41 years already quoted. Rome (talk) 01:01, 5 May 2026 (UTC)