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Eiffel Tower

Built for the 1898 World's Fair, the Eiffel Tower is a steel creation by Gustave Eiffel. It still stands today as a monument to man's abilities, and for almost 50 years was the tallest man-made structure in the world.

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What did Marie agnesi accomplish at the age of 9?

At the age of 9, Maria Agnesi had memorized and discussed scientific and mathematical topics with guests at her family's salon. This early display of her intellectual abilities laid the foundation for her future contributions to mathematics.

Why does water move in the toilet bowl during wind storms?

barometric pressure differances between outside and inside, in a wind storm, lots of variences in pressure, there is a vent, that allows air in fromoutside to allow water to drain without any gulping of airfrom the drains, this vent allows outside pressure to be directly on the other side of the water plug the the s trap in the toilet forms(plug to keep sewer gases out of house) so when the pressure raises and falls just outside of the vent, the water moves up and down.

Why do you see so little deuterium today?

When the Earth first formed, there was an abundant amount of deuterium in the atmosphere. Today, most of the deuterium has fused into helium and because of that, there is little deuterium left.

How many people visit the Eiffel Tower daily?

The Eiffel Tower receives around 25,000 to 30,000 visitors on average per day.

A poem about the Eiffel Tower?

Here is the place of all that is rare, beautiful, old, but classic

She has not aged a day and looks as new as it once was in the days of Napoleon years ago

I am standing at the top of the Eiffel Tower looking out past Notre Dame, past the Louvre

The wind is flowing through me like a river coming through my hair

I am in love

Why is Paris important?

because it is the leading center of industry,transport, and communications and because the leading kids show Teletubbies was made there.

Who designed the sydney center point tower?

Crone Associates, consulting engineers, Wargon Chapman & Associates Pty. Ltd

How long did it take to build the gherkin tower?

The gherkin building - 30 St Mary Axe - was designed by Norman Foster and constructed between 2001 and 2003 on the site of the old Baltic Exchange which had been severely damaged some years earlier by an IRA terrorist bomb. The building was occupied in 2004.

Where in Europe does Eiffel Tower come from?

It was created for the worlds fair by Eiffel and was created in Paris France. Eiffel also created the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.

Why was gustave eiffel chosen to build the tower?

Because the designer of the Eiffel tower was born in France you dummy!!

Is the Eiffel Tower a Natural or a Cultral?

Natural means no man touched it to create it so its cultural which means man made

How is the Eiffel Tower maintained?

SETE - Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel. This is a limited public-private company which holds the franchise until 2015. The City of Paris owns 59.9 percent, and various finance houses the rest (except for 0.01 percent belonging to the Paris Tourism and Congress Office). Separate companies run the souvenir stalls, the restaurants and biffets, the telescopes, the ATMs and the guided tours. Profits are about 4 million euros a year (less tax), resulting from a revenue of 66 million, of which 24 go to personnel, 9 to the City of Paris in royalties, 14 to paying of debts. These are th#e figures I can find; the rest, presumably, goes on maintenance and refitting, of which there is a lot.

For more details, see http://www.tour-eiffel.biz/en/business-activity

How heavy is the Eiffel tower in kilograms?

The total weight of the tower is 8.56 millionkilograms or 9,435.7 tons.

What gives the Eiffel Tower its name?

Gustave Eiffel, the designer of the tower and the owner of its building company.

His company also made the frame of the statue of Liberty.
The Eiffle Tower was named after its designer Gustav Eiffel who also designed the Statue Of Liberty in New York,USA.

Why was Eiffel Tower named Eiffel Tower?

The structure was named for the engineer whos company designed it, Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923).

The Eiffel Tower was named after the French engineer named Gustave Eiffel whos company designed and had the tower built. His company built a lot of other structures. His company made the steel frame and cast bronze of the structure in New York, United States named the Statue of Liberty. Gustave Eiffel also was the architect of the Nice Observatory. And he also designed the Estacion Central railway station in Santiago, Chile. Again he steeled a church in Manila, Philippines called Basilica of San Sebastian. Because of his role, this church had became the only steel framed church in the whole of Asia. His company also built the Budapest Nyugati palyaudvar (Hungarian for Budapest Western railway station)making it one of the only three stations in Budapest, Hungary. He made a bridge in France called Garabit viaduct in 1884. This bridge is a railway arch bridge. He made a bridge the named Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi, Vietnam. Before Vietnam's independence in 1954, it was called the Doumer's Bridge, named after Paul Doumer -The Governor-General of French Indochina and then French president. This was originally named as the Paul Doumer Bridge. This was one of the longest bridges in Asia, having the length of 2,500 m. He made a theater called the Paradis Latin. It was burnt down but was rebuilt by Gustave Eiffel. He made this in 1887-1889. It was closed down in circa 1900, but was partially reconstructed and reopened in 1970. He built a bridge in Porto, Portugal. It was named Maria Pia Bridge, commonly known as Ponte Dona Maria. This bridge is a railway bridge that was built in 1877 by Gustave Eiffel, built of wrought iron. He designed the Konak Pier, near the city's historic center Konak Square in Izmir, Turkey. He was famous for all of these structures that he made or designed. There are a lot more structures that he made. To see those structures, go and see the related link(s) below. You will see everything that he built. He was born in December 15, 1832 and died in December 27, 1923. He was aged 91 in the age of his death.

What are the coordinates of the Eiffel Tower in France?

The Eiffel tower is located Quai Branly, in the 7th district of Paris.