Paris France iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris Designed by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Paris Exposition Awesome Facts nickname La dame de fer the iron ID: 305979
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Eiffel Tower
Paris, FranceSlide2
iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris
Designed by
Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Paris Exposition
AwesomeSlide3
Facts
nickname La dame de fer, the iron lady
Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the
1889
World's
Fair
, it has become both a global
cultural icon
of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world.
the most-visited paid monument in the world; 7.1 million people ascended
in 2011
I was one of those peopleSlide4
Having Fun
Paris, Christmas, Snow, and the Eiffel TowerSlide5
Back to Important Facts
The third level observatory's upper platform is at 279.11 m the highest accessible to public in the
European Union and the highest in
Europe
as long as the platform of the
Ostankino
Tower, at 360 m, remains closed as a result of the fire of August 2000. The tower received its 250 millionth visitor in 2010.
The tower stands 320
metres
(1,050 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building. During its construction, the Eiffel Tower surpassed the Washington Monument to assume the title of the tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years, until the Chrysler Building
in
New York City
was built in 1930. However, because of the addition, in 1957, of the antenna atop the Eiffel Tower, it is now taller than the Chrysler Building. Not including
broadcast antennas
, it is the
second-tallest structure in France
, after the
Millau
Viaduct
.Slide6
Facts continue
The tower has three levels for visitors.
The walk from ground level to the first level is over 300 stepsThe tower has become the most prominent symbol of both Paris and France, often in the
establishing shot
of
films
set in the city.Slide7Slide8
The projected tower had been a subject of some controversy, attracting criticism both from those who did not believe that it was feasible and also from those who objected on artistic grounds. Their objections were an expression of a longstanding debate about relationship between architecture and engineeringSlide9
Amazing Monument
10 September 1889
Thomas Edison visited the tower. He signed the guestbook with the following message— To M Eiffel the Engineer the brave builder of so gigantic and original specimen of modern Engineering from one who has the greatest respect and admiration for all Engineers including the Great Engineer the Bon
Dieu
, Thomas Edison.Slide10
Oh, did I mention – Paris is home of the Louvre
The
Musée
du Louvre
(
French) —in
English, the Louvre Museum or simply
The Louvre
—is the world's most visited art museum,
one of the world's largest museums, and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, France, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement (district). Nearly 35,000 objects from prehistory to the 19th century are exhibited over an area of 60,600 square
metres
(652,300 square feet).Slide11
Goodbye Paris–
See you in my dreams