The Eiffel tower is an iron
lattice tower belongs to the Champ De Mars in paris and its located on the
Left bank of Seine River.The tower included in the seven wonders of the world.The
four pillars supporting the tower are aligned to the point of compass and the
base covers the area of two American football fields placed side by side
lengthwise.An engineer Gustave Eiffel,whose company designed and built the
tower purely based on mathematical calculation for world exhibition in 1889,held
in celebration of the French revolution in 1789.Gustave Eiffel,a French
Engineer and expert in metallic structures was the brain behind the creation of
the Eiffel tower.The Eiffel tower was supposed to be built in Barcelona,but the
Barcelona government thought the construction would be expensive and rejected
the proposal.
The building structure took more
than two years to complete by 132 workers and 50 engineers.He was also known
for the construction of the statue of liberty’s iron framework.The Eiffel tower
has become both a world cultural icon of france and most appreciable buildings in the world.The tower
stands 320 meters(1,050ft) tall and height is same as an 81 storey building.The
puddle iron or wrought iron structure of the Eiffel tower weighs 7,300
tones,while the entire structure,including non metal components,is
approximately 10,000 tones.The age of Eiffel tower is 110 years and every seven
years 50 tons of paint spend for the towerThe puddle iron was prepared in a
special way using special furnace to make it pure and strong.The tower remained
strong even when the windstorm with 100+mph winds did considerable damage to
many paris monuments in 1999.
The towers has three levels – Height
of the first level is 57.63 meters,second level is 115.73 and third level is
273 meters.The total no of steps is 1,665 and the walk from ground level to
first level is over 300 steps,as is the walk from the first level to second
level.The third one is highest level and can go only through lift.Stairs are
usually closed in third level to the public.The first level has restaurants an
Anglo American bar and a 250 seat theatre.On the second level,the French newspaper,Le
Figaro had an office and a printing press.On the third level,laboratories for
various experiments and a small apartment allocated for Gustave Eiffel to
entertain guests.Gustave Eiffel has engraved 72 names of French scientists,engineers
and mathematicians of their contributions at 20th century.
The Eiffel tower was planned to be
destroyed in 1909 after the world exposition but it stands today as the symbol
of modern and elegant paris.It is lit at night with thousands of tiny flash
bulbs during the first ten minutes of each hour in the evenings.Nearly 400
individuals have jumped or fallen from the tower during depression and suicidal
thoughts.They usually end up stuck on the iron frame of the tower and removed
often in pieces by firefighters.