The Eiffel Tower

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The Eiffel Tower
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The Eiffel Tower is the Symbol of Paris.
It is affectionately called The Iron Lady.
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• Why was the Eiffel Tower built?
• Who was the genius behind it?

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Worlds Fair 1889
It was built for Worlds Fair and to celebrate
the centennial of the French Revolution. The
tower officially opened May 5, 1889. The Iron
Lady was the star attraction with 2 million
visitors. It symbolizes ideals of ingenuity,
progress, and beauty. It was the tallest
structure in the world until 1930.
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Gustave Eiffel

• Born December 15, 1832, in Dijon, France
• Died December 28, 1923, in Paris
• An engineer, Gustave Eiffel designed 100s of
  lattice-like metal structures of all kinds and
  sizes
• Bridges
• Viaducts
• Infrastructure of The Statue of Liberty, 1876
• The Eiffel Tower, 1889, his crowning
  achievement

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Oh là là! Quelle Grandeur!

• Took 2 years, 2 months, 5 days to build
• 5,300 blue prints
• 18,038 parts
• 2,500,000 rivets
• Weighs 10,000 tons
• Measures 324 meters high
• 50 engineers
• 125 workmen on site
• 100 iron workers
• 1665 steps
• Cost 1.5 million

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The Iron Lady is Kept Beautiful!

• We will most likely never realize the full
  importance of painting the Tower, that it is the
  essential element in the conservation of metal
  works and the more meticulous the paint job, the
  longer the Tower shall endure. Gustave
  Eiffel
• Painted every 7 years to preserve the iron and
  steel structure.
• Takes 14 months to paint from top to bottom.
• Takes 60 tons of paint.
• 25 painters kept busy.

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The Iron Lady Shines for All!
Lampposts Gas - Incandescent lampsNeonSodium
lampsElectricity
May, 1889 Lampposts were used to illuminate
the tower.
1937 André Grasset created the largest
chandelier in the world to hang under the first
platform.
1985 352 thousand watt projectors equipped
with sodium lamps lighted the tower from inside.
2000 2000 electric beams light the tower to
celebrate the new millennium!
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THE GUARDIAN OF PARIS
1914 The tower radiotelegraphy center
intercepts enemy messages. and the infamous
Mata Hari spy is caught. 1927 Lindbergh used
the lighted tower to guide him to the end of his
daring voyage. 1940-45 World War II All the
elevator and electrical cables are cut to prevent
the Occupational (German) forces from using the
tower. 1889-2002 Tourist attraction The tower
is the most famous monument in the world with 6
million visitors a year.
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la fin!
Par un étudiant inconnu
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Works Cited

• http//www.paris.org/Monuments/Eiffel/info.html
• http//www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/home_nuit.h
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http//www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/documentation
/dossiers/page/gustave eiffel.html
http//www.artday.com/http//www.artday.com/
Blume, Eli, and Stein, Gail. French Two Years,
New Edition, AMSCO School Publications, Inc.,
1998. Pages 511-513. Magi, Giovanna. All Paris,
Bonechi. 1990