Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower was finished being built in 1889. The opening date was May 15th, 1889. The Eiffel Tower was built for the World Exhibition, which celebrated the French Revolution. Gustave Eiffel designed the Tower, along with Emile Nougier, and Maurice Koechlin. The main architect was Stephen Sauvestre. Before the Tower was built, a total of 50 engineers designed 2,500 blueprints. The work on the Eiffel Tower started in the summer of 1887, and finished in the early Spring of 1889.

the Eiffel tower is made of long steel beams which allows it to withstand storms and such. the tower is more than five million pounds, which holds it to the ground. all of the different parts of the tower are attached together tightly, not sure what holds it together though. but it must be strong as diamonds to be so enormous and stable.

1. Yes.
2. Be prepared.
3. There's a million and one and I mean it you should bring loads of money.

The first, second, and third levels are over 300 steps. The highest, you need an elevator.

The iffel tower is shaped like an A and made out of metal and steel. -Nicolas li

It depends how you travel. Public transportation via train (light rail RER) to subway/under ground or bus - 45 minutes. Surface transportation via car or taxi - at least 30 mintues but could be 1 hour or more depending on traffic.

The Eiffel tower is located quai Branly alongside the Seine river, in the 7th district of Paris, France.

A single workman died whilst constructing the Eiffel Tower, but it was on a Sunday and he wasn't working, but demonstrating to his girlfriend.

There are about 2.5 million bolts in the Eiffel Tower.

While the tower was built as the entrance arch for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris, France, it holds much more significance. It was the tallest building in the world until 1930 and has been elevated to icon status by movies, especially. It is the undisputed symbol of Paris, and often even used as a symbol for all of France.
It is a monument of beauty.
The Eiffel Tower has attained great importance as a cultural symbol. Not only does the Eiffel Tower conjure images of Paris, but it has come to be a symbol of France itself. Though its original purpose was to be a presentation at the 1889 Exposition Universelle, its importance has extended far beyond that. The Eiffel Tower is currently the world's most visited site, evidence for the tower's cultural importance worldwide.

Part way. You must use the elevator to get to the top level. But you can walk up to the first and second levels. Tickets for the lift can be purchased at the base or the two platforms.
yes

The Eiffel Tower is almost exactly 300m tall. One meter is 39.37 inches, so grab your calculator.

6,893,000 - a new record, 78,000 more than in 2006.

the general height is 25-27mts,the first conductor is placed 17mts above the ground and rest of conductors placing 1st-2nd is 3.1mts and 2nd-3rd is 2.6mts

eureka tower middle tower is about 300 m tall

The Eureka Tower is about 300 (three hundred) meters tall and is located in melbourne

The eureka skydeck is 297.3 metres tall and is located in Southbank, Melbourne.

Actually, they are lots of copies of Eiffel tower throughout the world. None of them is exactly the same and most of them are in different scale. The most alike is the Tokyo tower (same scale, different colors - red and white), then the scale models in theme parks around the world (Orlando, Florida, USA; Tianducheng, China;Las Vegas, USA; Shenzen, China). Also the cities named after Paris in different countries have their replicas of the tower (Texas, Tennessee, Russia...)

Here is the list of many similar structures around the world:

Replica at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel, Nevada, United States.

Replica at Walt Disney World's EPCOT.

Replica at Tianducheng, Hangzhou, China.

Replica at Kings Island near Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.

Replica of Eiffel Tower on factory building at Satteldorf near Crailsheim, Germany.

Replica in Parizh village, Russia.

According to interviews given in the early 1980s Montreal Mayor Jean Drapeau negotiated a secret agreement with French President Charles DeGaulle for the tower to be dismantled and temporarily relocated to Montreal to serve as a landmark and tourist attraction during Expo 67. The plan was allegedly vetoed by the company which operated the tower out of fear that the French government could refuse permission for the tower to be restored to its original location.[37]

Reproductions

As one of the most iconic images in the world, the Eiffel Tower has been the inspiration for dozens of duplicate and similar towers around the world.

• The Eiffel Tower was the inspiration for the Blackpool Tower in Blackpool, England. After visiting the Great Paris Exhibition in 1889, the towns mayor John Bickerstaffe commissioned the building of the tower, which has a very similar design and was completed 1894. The main differences are that the Blackpool Tower is approximately half the height of the Eiffel Tower and is not freestanding, the base being contained within buildings which house the Tower Circus. Both the Eiffel Tower and Blackpool Tower feature on the list of the World Federation of Great Towers

• In front of the Paris Las Vegas hotel/casino on the Las Vegas Strip, Paradise, Nevada, near Las Vegas, Nevada - 165 m (541 ft) (scale 1:2). 36°6′45″N 115°10′20″W / 36.1125°N 115.17222°W

• Tianducheng, Hangzhou, China ~108 m[38][39] 30°23′6.72″N 120°14′36.60″E / 30.3852°N 120.2435°E

• Kings Island Amusement Park, Mason, Ohio - ~101 m (~332 ft, scale 1:3) 39°20′36″N 84°16′1″W / 39.34333°N 84.26694°W [2]

• Kings Dominion Amusement Park, Doswell, Virginia - ~101 m (332 ft, scale 1:3)

• Shenzhen, China - ~100 m (~328 ft, scale 1:3) 22°32′13.33″N 113°58′9.51″E / 22.5370361°N 113.9693083°E

• Slobozia, Romania - 54 m (177 ft)

• In Parizh, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. Built by South Ural Cell Telephone company as a cellphone tower - 50 m (164 ft) 53°17′51.02″N 60°5′59.46″E / 53.2975056°N 60.09985°E

• In Zoo, Copenhagen, Denmark. Wooden replica - 50 m (164 ft) 55°40′19.16″N 12°31′24.70″E / 55.6719889°N 12.523528°E

• Fayetteville, North Carolina - The Bordeaux Tower is about 45 m (148 ft) (150 ft) featuring an elevator that takes people to the top for a small view.

• Walt Disney World's EPCOT theme park in Lake Buena Vista, Florida (at the France Pavilion in World Showcase) - 23 (76 ft, scale 1:10)[40]

• Paris, Texas - 20 m (66 ft) (65 ft)

• Eiffel Tower (Paris, Tennessee) in Paris, Tennessee - about 60 feet (18 m) tall.

• As a Meccano model, housed at the SciTrek technology museum in (Atlanta, Georgia) - 11 m (36 ft)[41]

• On the roof of the catering company Rungis Express in Meckenheim and Satteldorf, Germany - (height unknown)

• Centerpiece of the Falconcity of Wonders - a planned new development project in Dubai. UAE, featuring seven modern wonders of the world (planned).[42] 25°5′43.8″N 55°20′31.5″E / 25.0955°N 55.342083°E (approximate coordinates)

• Inwald Miniature Park, Inwald, Poland

• Mini-Europe, Brussels, a 12.96 m model (a proportion of 1:25 to the original).

• Model on the roof of the Rue De Paris cafe in Brisbane, Australia - (roughly 12 m (39 ft) tall)

• Montmartre, Saskatchewan - 8.5 metres tall.

• Model in the First World Plaza shopping mall in Genting Highlands, Malaysia[43]

• In Austin, Texas there is a 7.5 m (25 ft) tall replica at the Dreyfus Antique Shop.

• An 18 m model in Filiatra, Messinia, Greece, at the entrance of the village[44][45]

• Paris, Michigan; approximately 3 m (10 ft) (10 ft) tall and in a park

• Baku, Azerbaijan, Sahil Trade Center, at "Parfums de France" shop. Approximately 3 m (10 ft) tall.

• Golden Sands sea resort in Varna, Bulgaria - A tower with a ratio of 1:10 to the original is built in the town as a tourist attraction.

• Aktau, Kazakhstan - model at the front of the office of Oil Construction Company

• Satteldorf near Crailsheim, Germany. On the top of a company building

• In 2007 the Lego company released a 1:300 scale model of the Eiffel tower as a set.[46] It contains 3428 pieces and stands 108 cm (42.5 in) tall and 50 cm (19.7 in) wide and deep.

source: http://wondersofworld-aki143.blogspot.com/2010/01/Eiffel-tower-wonder-of-world.HTML

It was completed in 1889, so it'll be 124 this year.

Yes yes and yes. the view is amazing! I loved it! No one I know has dropped a pea from the top (Because it kills someone). I wonder if someone did that whether they would get put in jail or not..LOL

Swing back and forth and it becomes cold

The Tower is in the 7th Arrondissement of Paris, so its 'code postal' is 75007

The famous tower in Paris is called the Eiffel Tower, or in French, la Tour Eiffel.

220 Feet from the top, and 200 feet from the point at which it drops you.

"Drop Tower" at Kings Dominion has a top speed of 72 mph.