Eiffel Tower
The tower has a height of 300 meters and on top there is a television antenna as high as 24 m. Wind can cause the tower is swaying as much as 6-7 cm and heat can cause the top of the tower up to 18 cm away from the sun. Eiffel Tower holds the record for the tallest building for 40 years.
The Eiffel Tower was built as a gateway l'Exposition Universelle, 1889, a World's Fair which coincides with 100 years of the French Revolution. Built from 1887, the tower was inaugurated March 31, 1889 and opened to the public on May 6. Workmanship is very dangerous because the building structure itself can be overcome by Eiffel and only killed one person.
Project leader: Gustave Eiffel was assisted by, among other things, the engineers Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier and Stephen Sauvestre as an architect.
Plan project began in 1884. Despite all the obstacles above, Development of the tower began in 1887 and was completed 26 months later in 1889. Planned towers will be demolished after the ongoing 1900 World Exhibition. However, the experiment successfully from radio transmissions that are controlled by the French Army before the days of restoration ultimately save the Eiffel tower.
Materials used: Iron steel cross linked in the form of 18 038 seeds fortified with 2.5 million nails. Framework of the work of Gustave Eiffel and although this windproof material of iron, the weight of the tower only 7300 tons.
Height: From soil to the flagpole, 312.27 meters high in 1889, is now 324 meters with its antennae. Currently, a variety of French television companies to install their antennas on top of the Eiffel Tower.
Illumination: "Iron Girl" is illuminated by 352 watts and 1000 projectors flashing every half an hours at night with 20,000 lights and 800 light bulbs disco.
In order to make the tower seem more alive, 4 laser xenon lamp 6000 watts of power permanently rotating on top of the tower.
Number of households: 1665 households for visitors who enjoy sports. There are two lifts that go up to level two where they can find various souvenir shops.
There are 1652 steps to the peak. The tower was almost torn down in 1909, but can be saved because the antenna used for the purposes telgram. At first, in 1910 the tower was to be part of the International Time Service. Radio France in 1918 and later French television in 1957 also made use of this building.
The tower had three very expensive restaurant. The Jules Verne Restaurant located at the level dua.There is a bar at the top level, a souvenir shop and recently restored office of Gustave Eiffel. From these levels, especially from the topmost level, views of Paris can be seen quite remarkable. An hour before sunset is an incredible sight.
