Eiffel Tower (French: La Tour Eiffel；; English: The Eiffel Tower stands in Ares Square in Paris, France, on the south bank of the Seine. Completed on 1889. The Eiffel Tower was once the tallest building in the world, named after gustave eiffel, a famous architect and structural engineer who designed it. They are all made by Schneider Iron (now Schneider Electric).
It is a world-famous building, one of the symbols of French culture, one of the landmarks of Paris and the tallest building in Paris. It is loved by the French as the "Iron Lady".
The Eiffel Tower is 300 meters high, the antenna is 24 meters high and the total height is 324 meters. The Eiffel Tower is made up of many scattered steel components-it looks like a pile of model components. Steel member 18038, weight 10000 tons. During the construction, 7 million holes were drilled, 12000 metal pieces and 2.5 million rivets were used.
Except the four legs are reinforced concrete, the whole body is steel, and 7300 tons of wrought iron is used. The tower is divided into three floors, which are 57.6m,115.7m and 276. 1 m respectively. There are restaurants on the first and second floors, and observation deck on the third floor. There are 17 1 steps from the tower foundation to the top of the tower.
In 20 1 1 year, about 6.98 million people visited the Eiffel Tower. In 201year, the cumulative number of visitors has exceeded 270 million, bringing 6,543.85 billion euros in tourism revenue to Paris every year.
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The Eiffel Tower is a metal building built for the World Expo. It was the tallest building in the world for 45 years before the Chrysler Building appeared. ?
It is connected and fixed by 2.5 million rivets. It is said that its pressure on the ground is only as great as that of a normal adult sitting in a chair. The four sides of the tower are engraved with the names of 72 scientists, all of whom are engaged in research to protect the tower from being destroyed.
Eiffel Tower, Tokyo Tower and Empire State Building are also called "the three famous buildings in the West". The Eiffel Tower is one of the symbols of Paris and is loved by the French as the "Iron Lady".
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The Eiffel Tower was a symbol of the industrial revolution that swept the world at that time. Therefore, it was built for the World Expo. Celebrating the victory of the French Revolution100th anniversary is a monument representing the honor of France.
It became a symbol of the industrial revolution that swept the world at that time. It is a technical masterpiece in the history of world architecture, and has maintained the highest building in the world for 45 years. It has become an important scenic spot in France and Paris and a symbol of modern Paris (Notre Dame is a symbol of ancient Paris).
It shows the whimsical romantic interest, artistic taste, innovative spirit and sense of humor of the French. It represents that Europe is in a special period of transition and transformation from classicism to modernism. The iron tower made a great contribution to radio communication in the First World War.