Eiffel Tower

The actual monument is taller than the actual Capitol, but the Capitol is on top of Capitol Hill. Therefore, the US capital is higher in the air than the Washington Monument. No buildings in DC are allowed to be higher than the Capitol on top of Capitol Hill.

The Eiffel Tower, opened in 1889, was built by engineer Gustave Eiffel.

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Yes, 35 million people visit the Eiffel Tower each year.

Tower of Babel in the city of Babylon

For a World Exhibition in 1889, and to showcase how steel and iron could be used to erect tall buildings.

In 1925, The con artist Victor Lustig 'sold' the tower to two different people on separate occasions. He told them that the costs for upkeep on the Eiffel Tower were so huge that the city could not afford it any longer, and secretly wanted to sell it for scrap metal.

As the Eiffel Tower was originally supposed to be temporary, and there was difficulty in maintaining it in 1925, both of his customers believed him.

The Address of the Eiffel Tower is Champs-de-Mars, Paris 75007

The Eiffel Tower is located in Champ de Mars. Champ de Mars is a large park and is located in the seventh arrondissement in Paris.

it is designed by Gustav Eiffel and assisted by engineers Émile Nouguier and Maurice Koechlin and architect Stephen Sauvestre and three hundred workers joined together to built this global icon of France.

The Eiffel Tower has been painted in a number of different colors throughout its history, but today, it is painted a color called "Eiffel Tower brown," which turns out to be the color of milk chocolate, and it is used in three very slightly different shades at different elevations of the tower (higher elevations use a lighter shade), in order to accentuate the impression of height. The paint is synthetic, lead-free, and silicone-based, and the entire structure is repainted over a period of 6-7 years by several dozen fearless and highly acrobatic painters, by hand (no automated way of painting the tower has ever been satisfactory). The most recent repainting operation (the nineteenth) began in 2009 and required about two years.

The Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas is 540 feet tall, half the size of the original in France. The observation deck is at 460 feet.

Three - though if you're pedantic or on a bet, you can say four, as the second level is duplex.

It is in france.

The Eiffel Tower opened on 6 May 1889 in Paris, France.

Initially many people thought that the tower was an eye sore, as it towered over the Paris skyline. During its construction there was increased danger to the construction workers on the project because the tower was an open frame with only two platforms. However only one man died.

Currently the tower is painted regularly to prevent rust damage. There is always the danger of fire in the tower. There are two restaurants in the tower.

For more information see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower

The Louvre pyramid was hotly debated before its construction and for some time after. A great number of people argued that it would ruin the view and the site. It is now widely accepted.

There are 72 names engraved on the Eiffel Tower of scientists, engineers, and other notable people.

Start of Eiffel Tower construction: January 26, 1887

-Completion of Eiffel Tower construction: March 31, 1889

-Construciton Time for the Eiffel Tower: 2 years, 2 months, and 5 days-start to finish

-Principal Designer/Contractor: Alexandre Gustave Eiffel

-Principal Architect: Stephen Sauvestre

-Main Engineers: Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier

-Height of the Eiffell Tower: 324 meters tall

-Tower Material: 9441 tons of wrought iron (puddle iron)

-Number of Tower Components: 18,038 pieces of wrought iron and 2.5 million rivets

I have been told the second Eiffel Tower is inside the Statue of Liberty, but I cannot confirm this.

The Eiffel tower was designed by the French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923) for the entrance to the 1889 Exposition Universelle on the Paris Champ de Mars.

You walk up 1,665 stairs
People can get to the top of the Eiffel Tower by an elevator or climbing all 1,652 stairs

Sounds like a tall story but actually true.

AVIATION ART HANGAR - The Berlin Express Arrives in Paris by Len Krenzler (P-51 and Me109)




Situation: This image depicts an actual event. When you have Bill Overstreet on your tail, not even a daring maneuver such as flying right under the Eiffel Tower is going to save you, as this ME109 pilot discovered the hard way. In the spring of 1944, Bill Overstreet of the famous 357th FG was hot on the tail of a German ME109G. The pilot of the 109 flew right over Paris where German anti-aircraft artillery was heavy, probably in hopes they would solve his problem by eliminating Bill and his P51C named the "Berlin Express". Bill persisted through intense flak closing the gap with the enemy fighter. Already hit in the engine, as a last resort the ME109 pilot aimed his aircraft toward the imposing Eiffel Tower and in a breathtaking maneuver flew right under it. Even this was not enough to shake Bill as he followed right behind scoring several more hits in the process. The German ME109 crashed moments later and Bill escaped the heavy flak around Paris by flying low and full throttle over the river.

Here is the encounter described in Bill's own words:

"I had followed this 109 from the bombers when most of the German fighters left. We had a running dogfight and I got some hits about 1500 feet, He then led me over Paris where many guns were aimed at me. As soon as he was disabled, I ducked down just over the river (smaller target for the Germans ). I followed the river until I was away from Paris." - Bill

When asked what was around the tower at the time, Bill said, "I'm not sure, I was a little busy."

Paris itself was hardly bombed during thew second world war. This was due to the fact that Germany conquered it and so it was not bombed by the Germans. The English didn't bomb it either as the French were their allies. This is why many of the buildings are in such a good state and the traditional architecture still remains.