Reilly--Eiffel+Tower

 __The Eiffel Tower __ By: Reilly Have you ever wanted to go and see the wonder and the beauty of the Eiffel Tower? Many people have been going to Paris for many years to see the beautiful tower. It is one of the world’s most recognizable sights. The Eiffel tower has stood for over 120 years in Paris as a symbol of the city and a popular tourist attraction. The Eiffel Tower is important because it is one of the most signature buildings ever. It is also very important because it was built to celebrate the Centenary of the French revolution. It was once named the world’s tallest building, but now it is just Paris’s tallest building, which I think is still pretty important. (Jim Zuckerman) There are many important things that happened in the past with the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower was made in 1889, designed and named after a man named Gustav Eiffel. Four stumps of the tower rose from the Champs de Mars, a former military maneuver ground on October 8, 1887. On June 14, 1888, the first storey of 186 feet was complete. Some interesting things that happened with the Eiffel Tower are in 1926, a man named Leon Collot was killed by riding in a plane under the Eiffel Tower and crashing into it. Two Britons parachute jumped from the Eiffel Tower from the third floor without permission in 1984. (Jean-Pierre Navailles) There are many more interesting things that happened in the past with the wonderful Eiffel Tower. When the Eiffel Tower was first built the Parisians did not like it so they tore it down, but then it got built back a while later. The beautiful tower rose as a centerpiece of Paris world’s fair of 1889. The Eiffel Tower was the world’s tallest building until 1930. There was a move to erase the Eiffel Tower in 1990, but it survived. (Jim Zuckerman) There are also many things that are going on today with the Eiffel Tower. Today many tourists come to see the Eiffel Tower, the tourists get to take elevators up the tower, which most people don’t get the chance to do. One thousand, six hundred and sixty-five steps lead to the top of the Eiffel Tower, and there have only been two reasons for the steps to be used. The tower is 984 feet high and is made of iron. To protect against rust, 50 tons of paint is used, and in the present day the tower must be repainted every seven years. The Eiffel tower remains Paris’s tallest building today. (Jim Zuckerman) I think that the future of the Eiffel Tower will stay the same or go down in popularity. I think that it might go down in popularity, because there are going to be many other buildings that will be built and they will be much taller than the Eiffel Tower, so it would just be a normal building. But I also think that it will still be very popular since it has been this popular for years and years. I think that the Eiffel Tower is one of the most beautiful monuments in the world; it would be a wonderful place to visit someday. Many tourists visited the Eiffel Tower and liked it very much, and it has also been torn down, and has almost been erased, so many people love it and many people don’t. I think it will always be one of the world’s most wonderful buildings.

     Works Cited Navailles, Jean-Pierre “Eiffel’s Tower.” Zuckerman, Jim. //Wonders of the World.// New York: Life Books, 2009

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