Learn About the Eiffel Tower - Facts, History and Cool Pictures
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The Eiffel Tower shrinks 6 inches in winter
In 1909, the Eiffel Tower
almost was dismantled and sold for scrap metal. But because a telecommunications company wanted to use the tower to broadcast signals, the Eiffel Tower
was saved.Below the first platform you can see names of French scientists and famous people engraved on the sides. Once you get to the top, you may be able to see about 40 miles out, if it's a clear day.
A restaurant on the first platform is named because of its sea level measurement: it is called Altitude 95.
There are 18,000 pieces in the tower
Each year four tons of wipes, 10,000 doses of detergent, 25,000 garbage bags and 400 liters of metal cleaning solution are used to keep the tower clean.
It takes 50 tons of paint to repaint it about every five years.
Eiffel Tower: The Thrilling Story Behind Paris's Beloved Monument and theExtraordinary World's Fair That Introduced It
Eiffel Tower Through Gates
History of the Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower (, , nickname La dame de fer, the iron lady) is a puddle iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. Built in 1889, it has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest building in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year. Named for its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair.
The tower stands tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building. Upon its completion, it surpassed the Washington Monument to assume the title of tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years, until the Chrysler Building in New York City was built in 1930; however, due to the addition in 1957 of the antenna, the tower is now taller than the Chrysler Building. Not including broadcast antennas, it is the second-tallest structure in France after the 2004 Millau Viaduct.
The tower has three levels for visitors. Tickets can be purchased to ascend, by stairs or lift, to the first and second levels. The walk to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the walk from the first to the second level. The third and highest level is accessible only by elevator. Both the first and second levels feature restaurants.
The tower has become the most prominent symbol of both Paris and France, often in the establishing shot of films set in the city.
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Eiffel's Tower: The Thrilling Story Behind Paris's Beloved Monument
Eiffel's Tower: The Thrilling Story Behind Paris's Beloved Monument and theExtraordinary World's Fair That Introduced It
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Jonnes takes us on a tour of the fair, where visitors could see Arab orchestras, gigantic engines, and Javanese dancing girls, and could tour the grounds by miniature railroad or by authentic rickshaws. They could view the world's largest oaken wine cask (200,000 bottles worth), or a shepherd using the stilts traditional to his region for getting quickly to far-flung herds. They might fantasize about buying the Eiffel Tower model on display encrusted with 40,000 diamonds. For souvenirs, they did buy lamps, umbrellas, chocolate, and handkerchiefs depicting the tower, just as tourists still do. Jonnes's book swings nicely between engineering, celebrity portraits, and social history, and is a fine resource for all of us who could not make it to the Exposition Universelle ourselves.
Eiffel Tower Picture
Elevator ride up
It took just a year and a month to build the Eiffel Tower. (From April 1888 - May 1889).
This is how you say Eiffel Tower in Spanish. Torre de Eiffel
Paris tour Eiffel reflection Luc Viatour
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The Eiffel Tower was the tallest building in the world when it was completed in 1889.
The Eiffel Tower Restaurant Cookbook
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The Eiffel Tower Restaurant Cookbook: Capturing the Magic of Paris
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Eiffel Tower ,Paris, France
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How Tall is the Eiffel Tower?
324.00 m (1,063 ft)
Roof
300.65 m (986 ft)
Top floor
273.00 m (896 ft)
Build the Eiffel Tower
Tower of Romance - Paris, Eiffel Tower
True Legend of the Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower Construction
The True Legend of the Eiffel Tower
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The Eiffel Tower was erected to last no longer than a World Fair. But how was it built? And how did it become the most visited building in the world? An epic undertaking and a dream of Europe and the United States, the building of a 300 meter tower seemed impossible until renowned engineer and architect Gustave Eiffel made it a reality.
Shot in Hi-Definition, this exhaustively researched docu-drama ingeniously blends archive footage and CGI with factual accounts to recreate the events leading to one of the world's most famous landmarks.
Eiffel Tower Clipart
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Paris popoutmap
Paris PopOut Map (English and French Edition)
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Gingerbread Eiffel Tower
The Sweet Life in Paris
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Eiffel Tower Cam
Journey into the City of Light
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Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light
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Trocadero - As Seen from the top of the Eiffel Tower - Paris, France
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These people are waiting to enter the Eiffel Tower.
This queue is for the "elevator" entrance, while there is almost no wait for the stairs
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Digital Composite of Eiffel Tower and Champs-Elysees at Nighttime, Paris, France
Eiffel Tower Decorated for Chinese New Year, Paris, France
The Eiffel Tower
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Eiffels Tower: The Thrilling Story Behind Paris's Beloved Monument
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Paris Skyline at Sunset
Paris - Trocadéro
Paris - Tour Eiffel
Paris.. / Walking for Paris
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Tour Eiffel
The beauty: Eiffel Tower
Trocadero - As Seen from the top of the Eiffel Tower - Paris, France
Night Dreaming
Lighthouse in Paris
Paris in the Rain - Paris sous la pluie
holding the eiffel tower
Paris at sunset with the Eiffel Tower
La Tour Eiffel ombragée
Paris by Night
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Little Black Book of Paris
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Welcome to france
Eiffel Tower, the Seine River
Eiffel Tower with Trocadero fountains
Eiffel Tower Wearing Turkey Colors
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Quiet Corners of Paris
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Midnight at the Eiffel Tower in Paris
Table of Contents
- Afternoon In Paris
- Eiffel Tower Through Gates
- Eiffel's Tower: The Thrilling Story Behind Paris's Beloved Monument
- Eiffel Tower Picture
- Elevator ride up
- It took just a year and a month to build the Eiffel Tower. (From April 1888 - May 1889).
- This is how you say Eiffel Tower in Spanish. Torre de Eiffel
- The Eiffel Tower was the tallest building in the world when it was completed in 1889.
- The Eiffel Tower Restaurant Cookbook
- Eiffel Tower ,Paris, France
- How Tall is the Eiffel Tower?
- Build the Eiffel Tower
- Tower of Romance - Paris, Eiffel Tower
- True Legend of the Eiffel Tower
- Eiffel Tower Clipart
- Paris popoutmap
- Gingerbread Eiffel Tower
- The Sweet Life in Paris
- Eiffel Tower Cam
- Journey into the City of Light
- Trocadero - As Seen from the top of the Eiffel Tower - Paris, France
- These people are waiting to enter the Eiffel Tower.
- Digital Composite of Eiffel Tower and Champs-Elysees at Nighttime, Paris, France
- The Eiffel Tower
- Eiffels Tower: The Thrilling Story Behind Paris's Beloved Monument
- Paris Skyline at Sunset
- Paris - Trocadéro
- Paris - Tour Eiffel
- Paris.. / Walking for Paris
- Tour Eiffel
- The beauty: Eiffel Tower
- Trocadero - As Seen from the top of the Eiffel Tower - Paris, France
- Night Dreaming
- Lighthouse in Paris
- Paris in the Rain - Paris sous la pluie
- holding the eiffel tower
- Paris at sunset with the Eiffel Tower
- La Tour Eiffel ombragée
- Paris by Night
- Little Black Book of Paris
- Welcome to france
- Eiffel Tower, the Seine River
- Eiffel Tower with Trocadero fountains
- Eiffel Tower Wearing Turkey Colors
- Quiet Corners of Paris
- Midnight at the Eiffel Tower in Paris
- Eiffel tower tickets
Eiffel tower tickets
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