Eiffel Tower in Paris, France

The Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France. It’s not a wonder. The construction for making the tower started on January 28, 1887. Paris hosted an Exposition Universelle (World’s Fair) to mark the 100-year anniversary of the French Revolution and the birth of democracy. More than 100 artists submitted competing plans for a monument to be built on the Champ-de-Mars, located in central Paris, and serve as the exposition’s entrance.

The Eiffel company’s design won. The commission was granted to Eiffel et Compagnie, a consulting and construction firm owned by the acclaimed bridge builder, architect and metals expert Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel. He built the Eiffel Tower and it took him two years, two months, and five days to complete it. The Eiffel Tower’s function is the Transmitter Station. Each of the 18,000 pieces used to build the tower was calculated specifically for the project and prepared in Eiffel’s factory on the outskirts of Paris. The wrought-iron structure is composed of four immense arched legs, set on masonry piers that curve inward until joining in a single, tapered tower.

Building the tower required 2.5 million thermally assembled rivets and 7,300 tons of iron. To protect the tower from the elements, workers painted every inch of the structure, a feat that required 60 tons of paint. The tower has since been repainted 18 times. The Eiffel Tower constructed largely of iron, it would cost just shy of 8 million francs in 1889 (roughly, $40 million US in modern currency). It has been declared the most valuable monument in Europe – worth 435 billion euros (£343 billion) to the French economy, a new study claims. The venerable Paris landmark was estimated to be worth six times its nearest rival, the Colloseum in Rome, valued at 91 billion euros (£72 billion). The Eiffel Tower was going to be demolished in 1909, but was saved because it was repurposed as a giant radio antenna. It’s famous because it was never supposed to stay there.

The Eiffel Tower is a symbol of love. Paris is a beautiful city located in Europe which is to be a romantic city of the world. This city is also famous for having a masterpiece known as Eiffel Tower. In the year 1889, this beautiful tower came into existence. More than 7 million people visit this tower every year. 250 million people from around the world have enjoyed all that the Eiffel Tower has to offer. The Eiffel Tower isn’t only a tourist attraction but it has housed a newspaper office, a post office, scientific laboratories, a theater, and the first level becomes an ice rink every year. Taking photos of the Eiffel Tower at night is illegal. You could be fined. An obscure clause in EU law states that the tower’s evening light display is an “art work” — and therefore is copyrighted. The Eiffel Tower uses 20,000 light bulbs to make it sparkle every night, for 10 minutes.

The monument consumes 7.8 million kWh (kilowatt Hours) of electricity per year. The Eiffel Tower has 108 stories, with 1,710 steps. However, visitors can only climb stairs to the first platform. There are two elevators. The Eiffel Tower is 1,063 feet (324 meters) tall, including the antenna at the top. Without the antenna, it is 984 feet (300 m). Paris is a good place to visit because you could eat some new foods in the restaurants there and you could get a good look at the beautiful city from inside of the Eiffel tower.

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