Eiffel Tower (French: La Tour Eiffel；; English: The Eiffel Tower stands in Ares Square in Paris, France, on the south bank of the Seine. Built in 1889, it was the tallest building in the world at that time. The Eiffel Tower is named after gustave eiffel, a famous architect and structural engineer who designed it. They are all made by Schneider Iron (now Schneider Electric).
The Eiffel Tower is 300 meters high, the antenna is 24 meters high and the total height is 324 meters. The Eiffel Tower is made up of many scattered steel components-it looks like a pile of model components. Steel member 18038, weight 10000 tons. During the construction, 7 million holes were drilled, 12000 metal pieces and 2.5 million rivets were used.
Except the four legs are reinforced concrete, the whole body is steel, and 7300 tons of wrought iron is used. The tower is divided into three floors, which are 57.6m,115.7m and 276. 1 m respectively. There are restaurants on the first and second floors, and observation deck on the third floor. There are 17 1 steps from the tower foundation to the top of the tower.
The Eiffel Tower is a world-famous building, one of the symbols of French culture, one of the landmarks of Paris and the tallest building in Paris. It is loved by the French as the "Iron Lady".
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1880, France just got rid of the humiliation in the Franco-Prussian War. In order to show the national strength, the French Parliament made a decision in 1884: 1889. From May 5 to1October 6, Paris, France will hold the World Expo again, with the theme of celebrating the victory of the French Revolution100th anniversary. 1in may, 886, the French government invited tenders for the Expo building. Design a tower in Paris's Ares Square. There are two conditions: the tower can attract tourists to buy tickets; It can be easily demolished after the World Expo.