Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower

 

 

Submission 1:

One of the famous landmarks in the world is the Eiffel Tower in France; it is an iron lattice tower which is located on the Champ de Mars in Paris and it is considered as the tallest structure in Paris. The designer behind building the Eiffel Tower was Alexandre Gustave Eiffel who is known from his revolutionary bridge building techniques;  as well other people in his company worked actively on building the tower including engineers Émile Nouguier and Maurice Koechlin, and the architect of the tower Stephen Sauvestre and Jean Compagnon who handled construction of the superstructure. And the owner of the tower is the city of Paris.

The purpose of building the tower was for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889 commemorating the centenary of the French Revolution. The construction of the tower building was started in January 1887 and structural work of the tower was finished at the end of the March 1889 which took two years and two months and five days to be completed. To build the tower the company had cost an estimated £260,000. Until today the Eiffel Tower is the most recognized and famous landmark in the world and an important symbol of Paris and a main destination for tourism in France.         

 

 

Submission 2:

As known the Eiffel Tower which was built for the international exhibition of Paris in 1889 is located on the Champ de Mars. And as mentioned the designer behind giving this name for the tower was Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. The tower stands at 324 meters and weighs about 7300 tones which consist of about 12 thousand pieces of iron which are fitted together by using about 7 million nails and each piece of iron was designed separately to give the tower the shape planned by the designer and constructors. A weird information about the tower is that it expands and contracts from the hottest to coldest days about 15 cm because the tower undergoes thermal expansion which is caused by the used materials in building the tower. Actually the iron that was used to build the tower was puddled or wrought iron which is cheaper than steel and every 7 years the iron of the tower is painted with a light shade at the top and dark shade from the bottom to protect it at the rust. The  designer was very concerned about the safety precautions that included the guard-rails and screens and the use of movable staging which helped to avoid problems during building the tower.

 

 

Submission 3:

For 124 years the Eiffel Tower has been an important icon and landmark for the French in general, especially for Paris which is a major attraction for tourists in Paris. A lot of people from different countries in the world are visiting the tower yearly to see the tower from the inside and at night people can see Paris from the top of the tower. As well visitors can enjoy the lunch at 58 Tour Eiffel restaurant which is located on the first floor of the tower. The number of people who visited the tower from the day it opened until now is 200,000,000 visitors. The factor that made the Eiffel Tower so important is that for 41 years it was the tallest man made building in the world till the Chrysler Building in New York City was built in 1930. And know it is consider the second tallest structure in Franc after the Millau Viaduct which opened in 2004 and consider the tallest bridge structure in the world and the highest cable stayed bridge in the world. I visited the Eiffel Tower one year ago, in my opinion the view of Paris from the top the tower was fantastic. I really like it and wish to visit Paris to enjoy eating the dinner at 58 Eiffel Tower restaurant.   

 

 

 

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