When built: 1887-1889
Why: International Exhibition; France to have the world's tallest building.
Designed by Gustave Eiffel, a bridge builder. The plans covered 6,000 square metres of paper.
How built; in a factory, then put together on the site like a giant Meccano set by 300 builder. Held together by 2,500,000 rivets.
PRICE: exactly 1 franc per kilogram.
WEIGHT: 7,000 tons, putting a pressure on the ground of 56 lbs per square inch - less than a man sitting on a chair. A scale model a foot high would weigh a quarter of an ounce (7 grams).
HEIGHT: Originally 984 feet; now, with TV mast, 1.058 feet.
EXPANSION: the tower is 6 inches higher on a very hot day.
SWAY: only 5 inches in the strongest winds. PLATFORMS: at 187 feet, 377 feat, 898 feet.
Going up the tower is not compulsory for visitors to Paris. The view from the top is over-rated. I recommend the second floor. Go up by lift, walk down the stairs.
VIEW from the top on a clear day, 42 miles.
it was gonna be destroyed
The Eiffel tower is the most famous Parisian landmark.
The Eiffel Tower is the most famous building in France.Probaly the Eiffel tower, but maybe Versailles, or the Louvre...
the Eiffel tower is one of the most visited landmarks in Paris.
the Eiffel tower.
The Eiffel tower is an iron tower, which was the world's most taller building from 1889 until 1930.
the most exciting thing is the elevator in it.
The Eiffel tower is probably the most well known.
eiffel tower isnt a country so it doesnt have a capital
Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower.
Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Musee du Louvre