Did you know that the Eiffel Tower is 1050 feet high and that you can see almost 45 miles out from it?! Wow! It was built from 1887 to 1889 and was named after Gustave Eiffel, one of the most influential people in its construction and design. It was built as the entrance arc for the 1889 World's Fair.
The Eiffel Tower, as you can see, has three floors for you to observe from, from the first at 187 feet, the second at 337 feet, and finally the third floor at 899 feet! Can you imagine the workout getting up there if you take the stairs, especially if its 300 steps to the first floor as well as to the second?! Now you can take either the stairs or a lift to the first and second floors, but the third floor is only accessible by an elevator.
It's nickname is La dame de fer, which means "the iron lady" as it is made of tough iron lattice, is projected to weight around 7,300 tonnes, and was made by 300 workers from 18,038 pieces of puddled iron.
It's owned by the City of Paris, France
Today the Eiffel Tower is still one of the most recognized structures in the world and is the most paid-visited monument! Over 200,000,000 people have visited it already!
If you visit this structural masterpeice be sure to look for the 72 names of the scientists, engineers, and other notable people that were engraved on the tower by Gustave as well.
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| The ladies on this fall's Europe trip! |
On the trip to Europe we got up close and personal with the Eiffel Tower and you can too!
Be sure to check out the CGI homepage here for the next available trip you can fit in your schedule
And like it on Facebook here too!
~ Jami ~
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