Eiffel Tower In Paris of France
Submitted by GlobeTourGuide on April 8, 2009 – 12:51 pmOne Comment
Engr. Gustave Eiffel is the person behind the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel tower is named after him.
The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII of England, opened the tower. Of the 700 proposals submitted in a design competition, Gustave Eiffel’s was unanimously chosen.
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From 1910 and on the Eiffel Tower became part of the International Time Service. French radio (since 1918), and French television (since 1957) have also made use of its stature.
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The Specifications: At 300 meters (320.75 m including antenna), and 7,000 tons, considered to be the world’s tallest infrastructure until 1930. Other statistics includes 2.5 million rivets, a 300 steel workers, and it took two (2) years (1887-1889) to construct it. Of the 7.5 million kilowatt hours of electricity used annually, 580 thousand are used exclusively to illuminate the tower. The tower’s annual operation also requires the use of 2 tons of paper for tickets, 4 tons of rag or paper wipes, 10,000 applications of detergents, 400 liters of metal cleansers and 25,000 garbage bags.
The Eiffil Tower is one of the best attractions not only in France but in the whole world. You can actually see the tower from the whole city of Paris.
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