The Eiffel Tower

 

According to the website, history.com, the Eiffel Tower was built in 1889 in Paris, France during the World's Fair to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. Alexandre - Gustave Eiffel designed the Eiffel Tower with the help of Maurice Koechlin. Once it came down to what materials would be needed there was a total of more than 18,000 pieces of puddle iron and 2.5 million rivets. It took a total of two years, two months and five days for hundreds of workers to complete the structure. It stood 10,000 feet high, and remained the tallest structure in the world until 1930 when the Chrysler building in New York City was built. The structure has three levels, and on the third level there are restaurants that are open to the public. There are also eight elevators throughout the entire structure. In the beginning, the Tower was only meant to be a temporary exhibit that would later be torn down in 1909, but that was until city officials realized that it could be used as a radiotelegraph station. Since then it has been used for high - profile stunts, ceremonies and scientific experiments. It has continued to remain standing to this day, and is now one of the most recognizable structures in the world.

Source: "Eiffel Tower." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2013. <http://www.history.com/topics/eiffel-tower>.

Source: "Eiffel Tower at Night Paris France." Wallpapers. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2013. <http://www.hdwallpapers.in/eiffel_tower_at_night_paris_france-wallpapers.html>.

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