History and Documentation of the Eiffel Tower

This is the place I most wanted to visit and I dreamed in my life, and when I was here displayed an amazing sight for me, and it arbitrarily because my friend who also wanted me to visit the Eiffel Tower.Thank you so much my friend.. :)

Okayy ..now we go to the point of the eiffel Tower history..

Built within the framework of the World Exhibition week and the celebration of the French Revolution, the tower with the flag fluttering at its peak was inaugurated on March 31, 1889. Despite harsh criticism and protests from residents of Paris and intellectuals during its construction, the metal structure is a symbol of Paris, attracting over 6 million visitors each year.

Project Leader: Mr. Gustave Eiffel was assisted by, among others, the engineers Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier and Stephen Sauvestre as an architect.

Plan the project began in 1884. Despite all the above obstacles, Development of the tower began in 1887 and was completed 26 months later in 1889. The planned tower will be torn down after the Universal Exhibition of 1900. However, the success of the radio transmission experiments were controlled by the French Army before the restoration was finally saved the Eiffel Tower.

Materials used: steel iron cross linked in the form of 18,038 seeds fortified with 2.5 million nails. The framework of the work of Gustave Eiffel's windproof and although mainly of iron, heavy towers only 7,300 tons.

Height: From the ground to the flagpole, height 312.27 meters in 1889, is now 324 meters with antenna. Currently, various French television companies to install their antennas on top of the Eiffel Tower.

Paris is owned by the Government and managed by a private company, "Société Nouvelle d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel", the iron frame is renovated every 7 years and painted with 50 tons of paint. Renovation work if workers manguasai alpinis and acrobatic sports.

Lighting: "Iron Girl" is illuminated with 1000 watts and 352 projectors sengah flashes every hour at night with 20,000 bulbs and 800 light disco.

In order to make the tower seem more alive, 4 laser xenon lamp 6000 watts power rotates permanently on top of the tower.

Number of stairs: 1665 ladder for visitors who love sports. There are 2 lifts that go up to the second level where they can find many souvenir shops.

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