EIFFEL TOWER

 

Eiffel Tower

Eiffel tower is one of the most famous buildings in the world. Every day, there are hundreds of tourists visiting to enjoy all the beauty in every side of it. The tower was built by an engineer named Gustave Eiffel and became an important monument to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the French revolution.

The French government opened the tower on March 31, 1889 and since that time, the Eiffel Tower became an icon for the city of Paris and France.

Eiffel is also known as La Tour Eiffel or La Dame De Fer which means as iron lady. Known as the iron lady because this is a building that is so graceful and beautiful. Then the building is also strong because of the legs supported by iron.

Eiffel reaches 984 feet and when completed, it became the highest monument passed the Washington Monument. Eiffel holded the highest title after 1930 when the Chrysler Building built in New York.

However, the Eiffel Tower remained the highest in Paris and until now, there are more than 200 million people have visited it since opened.

To enjoy the Eiffel Tower, visitors can climb using the stairs or the elevator. In addition to getting awesome scenery, they can also enjoy the delicious dishes of Paris through romantic restaurants in the tower.

You need to know a unique fact, that the tower is considered as an eyesore for the people of France when it freshly made. When Eiffel was built in 1889, the tower was intended as a temporary building and will be demolished 20 years later. However, when it was useful as radio transmitters, it eventually still be allowed to stand.

To build it, the French government had to use 18,000 pieces of iron and more than 2 million nails. Although it was very risky, but the development kept to be continued.