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[|Viens voir la Tour Eiffel!]

The Eiffel Tower was constructed in 1889 in honor of the French revolution that occurred a hundred years earlier. It stands 320.75 meters tall and is located in the culture filled city of Paris, France. The tower has been the main object of French tourism for a very long time. It currently receives almost 6 million visitors a year and has welcomed more than 200 million visitors since it was first constructed in 1889. On your way up the tower, whether you take the 1,665 stairs or the hydraulic elevator, a visitor is able to stop and eat at the many restaurants, shops and the various assortments available for entertainment. On the second level a person is able to take breathtaking photos of Paris before starting off again on their trip to the top. From the top of the tower, a person is able to see the whole of the city of Paris sprawling underneath him or her. This amazing view of the city is what attracts so many people to the tower each year. (ES)

La Tour Eiffel is located in the heart of France and has been the attraction for many tourists. From 1889 to 2004 the enormous tower has had 200 million visitors. But this makes sense because it is by far the tallest structure in Paris. It is possible to reach the top by elevator or the thousands of stairs. It has a television antennae at the top with is a convenience to those who call Paris home. Originally the large structure was to be built in Barcelona but they rejected it. (EG) For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower

[|View From the Top (Yoni)]

In 1889 the tower cost of 7,800,000 gold francs to construct. The Eiffel Tower was designed and created by Gustave Eiffel. When built, it was the highest building in the world. In 1964 this monument was added to the list of historical monuments within the city of Paris. For the first time at midnight in December of 1999 the lights outside of the tower shown for the rest of the city to see. On the ground level, one can view the hydraulic elevators of the original design in 1889, the change office, information stand, souvenir shop, snack bar, and ice cream stand. The first floor contains the original hydraulic elevator pump, a section of the spiral staircase, the ferOscope, an observatory of tower top movement, panoramic indicators, historical panels, the Cineiffel, exhibitions of the tower, a post office, internet stations, the Altitude 95 restaurant, the Gustave Eiffel room, and phone booths. On the second floor are animated window scenes, and “Le Jules Verne” restaurant. At the top are wax figures in a representation of Gustave Eiffel’s office, panoramic indicators, an engineer’s office, and viewpoint indicators. The Eiffel Tower has a combined height of 324meters to the top floor. The metal used for the structure is puddle iron. The names of seventy-two scientists are engraved in the tower. Stairs can be taken only to the second floor where they are then closed from the public; however, from there an elevator is available to reach the top. Making trips every eight minutes, the two elevators make about one hundred round trips per day. In 2006, 6,917,200 people visited the Eiffel Tower; since it’s original creation, 229,623,812 people have entered. Every seven years the tower is repainted. As of this February, the Eiffel Tower is officially a smoke-free environment. (Megan)

All of the Eiffel towers parts were built in Eiffel’s factory at Levalloisperret just outside of Paris. The Eiffel tower had 18000 pieces that were all constructed ant the factory. When the Eiffel tour was built it needed to be painted so Gustave Eiffel wrote “we will most likely never realize the full importance of painting the tower that is a essential element in the conservation of metal works and the more meticulous the paint job the longer the tower shall endure”. (Gustave Eiffel 1900) The Eiffel tower has had many different types of lighting through the years but at the turn of the 20th century they got electric lighting g for the tower. This massive land monument weighing in at 10100 has been in Paris for a long time and it seems as though it will be there for many more. (David)

http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Paris/Monuments-Paris/Eiffel.shtml

In 1889 Alexander Gustave Eiffel built the Eiffel Tower. It was built to celebrate the engineering achievements of its age. It was a controversial building that people thought would scare the birds away. In 1909 it was almost torn down but they used the antenna for a telegraphy. It was the largest building in the world until the Empire State Building was built. This tower was built using an aerodynamic method that makes the Eiffel tower only have swayed 4-1/2 inches in the strongest winds. (Ian)

The official web sight of : http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/

In order to get into the Eiffel Tower, you have to pay a fee. The elevator is more expensive than the stairs, and the fees depend on your age. To take the elevator, each floor has an increased fee. If you were above 12 years of age, you would have to pay 11.50 € to get to the top. The stairs are less expensive. There are individual rates, adult group rates, or student group rates. There are two restaurants; Le Jules Verne and Altitude 95, however you have to make reservations either by phone or fax before you get there.The construction of the tower took 2 years, 2 months and 5 days between 1887 – 1889 and took approximately 271 men to build. The whole tower weighs 10,000 tons. The tower takes 50 tons of paint every 5 years. (HS) (HS)

[|Facts] (MR)

The Eiffel tower is the most well known monument in Europe. It is the tallest structure in Paris, and is located next to the Seine River. It was built as a temporary entrance structure for the Centennial Exposition in the World Fair for an anniversary celebration of the French Revolution. It was and still is a source of great controversy for the citizens of Paris. **(MG)**

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