How many iron rods is the Eiffel tower made out of?

Answer 1

The Eiffel Tower used 7 thousand tonnes of iron.

Answer 2

Because if it was made of cheese, it would fall down. Also because iron was, at that date, the only material which would be light enough to construct a thousand-foot structure which would not collapse under its own weight.

Answer 3

In French: du fer puddlé. From the second half of the 19th century, an industrial process of the late 19th century allowed Metallurgy to produce that kind of iron which has a lower carbon content.

Answer 4

The Eiffel Tower is made of a mass of 7300 tons of wrought iron.

Answer 5

12,000,000

I thought it was 18,038

Answer 6

yes