Underneath+the+Eiffel+Tower

Eiffel Tower

The famous, world-wide, Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France. It was first constructed in 1887-1889, by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. He was a French, structural engineer and an entrepreneur.The Eiffel Tower is purely made of steel. In fact, Gustave Eiffel built it with steel to prove the fact that steel can be as strong as stones. The tower was built using 9441 tons of steel.The tower weighs 10,100 tons, out of which 7,300 ton is pure metal. So unless you can lift 10, 000 tons, do not try to lift the Eiffel Tower.

Type?: How old is the Eiffel Tower? It is an observation tower, where people can climb up it. The Eiffel Tower is 122 years old as of 2011.

Measeurements:

Height: 300m. Visits: Length: 129m. Approximately 200 million people have come to see the Eiffel Tower. Width: 125m. Everyone loves to go to the top and look at the magnificent view! Yes, it is a major tourist attraction.


 * How long does it take to paint?** It takes about 18 months to paint Eiffel Tower and is painted every 7 years. If you want to paint the Eiffel Tower, because it needs about 50-60 tons of paint! It is currently coated with dark brown paint, with really dark brown at the base.

The top part of the Tower can dance in air up to 7cms in strong winds without any impact to its structural integrity. Wouldn't that be cool to look at?
 * Do you know the fact that Eiffel Tower swings in the air?**

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