Emma+H.--Eiffel+Tower

Did you know the Eiffel tower has had over two hundred million people visit since its completion? That’s how amazingly popular the tower is! It is also Europe’s most well known monument. ([|www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/])
 *  The Eiffel Tower **

The Eiffel tower was built for the world exhibition in 1889. The world exhibition was a world’s fair held in Paris, France. It was built to honor the 100-year anniversary of the French Revolution. A competition was held for the best design concept for the structure and Eiffel’s design won. Eiffel’s design demonstrated the use of steel in new construction techniques; this is why the Eiffel tower has no “skin” on the outside. At the time the tower was built it was the tallest building in the world until the Empire State Building was built 40 years later. ([])

Eiffel was one of the most well known constructors in the world. Besides the Eiffel tower he had also built the steel frame inside of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor and other famous buildings in Europe. The Eiffel tower cost over one million dollars to build. It was built out of 18,038 pieces of iron and was then held together with 2,500,000 rivets. ([])

In 1909, the tower was almost going to be torn down. 1909 was when the 20-year lease was up, so in return, the tower was going to be destroyed. The tower was saved though, since it’s antenna on the top was used for telegraphy. Then beginning in 1910, it became a part of the International Time Service. ([])

Eventually, the Eiffel tower became a sign of victory. The military used it for dispatching in the First Battle of the Marne. As of today, there are 4 broadcast radios and 6 television stations antenna located in the tower. ([|www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/] )

The Eiffel tower is actually 121 years old. The day they raised the flag was March 31, 1889, this marks the birth of the tower. The contractor of the tower was Alexandre Gustave Eiffel and the two engineers were Maurice Koechlin and Emilie Nougier, the architect was Stephen Sauvestre. ([])

It took two years, two months and five days to build the Eiffel tower. They started building the Eiffel tower in 1887 and ended in 1889. The weight of the tower is 10,100 tons. With the flagpole raised, the structure is 324 meters tall. ([|www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/] )

On the second level of the tower you can find a gift shop. You can actually rent an ipad in the gift shop to be your tour guide! The rent for an ipad tour guide is only 7 Euros. ([|www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/] )

Someday you should take a visit to the Eiffel tower in Paris, France. Become one of the over 200,000,000 people that have visited. It will be a day you’ll never forget!

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