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The Eiffel Tower was built in Paris, France as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair. It was designed and constructed by engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel in just over 2 years. Though originally intended to stand for only 20 years, the Eiffel Tower has become one of the most iconic structures in the world due to its distinctive shape and its use for transmitting radio signals. It receives millions of visitors each year and requires repainting every 7 years to protect it from rusting.

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Eiffel

The Eiffel Tower was built in Paris, France as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair. It was designed and constructed by engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel in just over 2 years. Though originally intended to stand for only 20 years, the Eiffel Tower has become one of the most iconic structures in the world due to its distinctive shape and its use for transmitting radio signals. It receives millions of visitors each year and requires repainting every 7 years to protect it from rusting.

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Eiffel Tower in France

FRANCE
The Eiffel Tower is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars on
the banks of the River Seine, Paris.

Andrea Ananda Cruz


Flores
History
The Eiffel Tower was built as the main exhibit
at the 1889 World’s Fair – a big international
exhibition.

Located on the Champ de Mars in Paris,


France, the Eiffel Tower is one of the most
well known structures in the world.

The Eiffel Tower was originally built as the


entrance arch for the World's Fair in 1889.

The tower was only supposed to stand for 20


years, but because it is also used to transmit
radio programs, it was allowed to stay!

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (December 15,


1832 – December 27, 1923;) was a French
structural engineer and architect.

The man who designed the Eiffel Tower was


called Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel. It’s not
surprising where the name comes from! He was
an engineer and architect whose company led
the planning and construction of the iconic
tower.
BUILDING
The Eiffel Tower began construction in 1887. It
took 5 months to build the foundations for the
tower, but overall, it was finished in a record
time.
So how long did it take to build in total? The
answer is 2 years, 2 months, and 5 days. It was
finished on the 31st of March 1889.
There were two reasons for the deadline,
however. First, the Eiffel Tower was built to
commemorate 100 years since the end of the
French Revolution, so the building project had
to be on time. Secondly, the tower was

commissioned to steal the show at the 1889


World’s Fair (Exposition Universelle) which
would be hosted in France.

You might have heard the term ‘7 Wonders of


the World’ before, usually accompanied by a list
of famous buildings and landmarks. These lists
are not only subjective, but also change over
time as new ones are made or priorities change.
Even so, the Eiffel Tower is not considered one
of them, although it is certainly a brilliant
architectural design and famous on its own
merits.
Facts about f

Eiffel Tower
Around 50 tonnes of paint are added to the Eiffel
Tower every 7 years to protect it from rust.

Temperature also alters the height of the Eiffel


Tower by up to 6 inches (15 centimetres).

Millions of people climb the Eiffel Tower every


year and it has had over 250 million visitors since
its opening.

Being so popular, the Eiffel Tower design has been


recreated around the world, including the half
scale replica at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel in
Nevada, USA and the full scale Tokyo Tower in
Japan.
The French name for the Eiffel Tower is La Tour
Eiffel, it also has the nickname La dame de fer
which means the iron lady.

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