Some Hidden Facts That You Must Know About The Eiffel Tower Of Paris

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Some Hidden Facts about Amazing Eiffel Tower of
Paris The Eiffel Tower in French is called La
Tour Eiffel which is one of the most
distinguishable places in the world. In the
Worlds fair of 1889 in Paris, the tower was the
centerpiece which was meant to celebrate the
centenary of the French Revolution and to show
Frances modern mechanical skills globally.
Credit goftemannews.com Gustave Eiffel built
the Eiffel Tower in two years, two months, and
five days, using 7,500 tons of iron and 2.5
million bolts. All the hard work behind Eiffel
Tower is now the result which dominates the
skyline of Paris and its style silhouette has
been copied across the globe in China, Las Vegas,
Greece and, of course, Paris, Texas. There are
still some secrets hidden behind this recognized
tower. Tower has a secret apartment at the top
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When Gustave Eiffel created his name tower, he
smartly added a private apartment for himself,
where he hosted famous guests like Thomas Edison.
The apartment is now open to the public for the
tour. Gustave Eiffel is not the designer of the
tower
credit biography.com While Eiffel had earned
naming rights for the Tower, there were actually
two men who worked for his company Maurice
Koechlin and Emile Nouguier, who sketched the
original design according to the original
science. Two engineers joined the French
architect, Stephen Sauvestre, on the plans of the
memorial to enter the competition to choose the
main attraction of the Worlds fair. Eiffel
Tower was to be broken after 20 years
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As it is mentioned earlier also that the Tower
was built with the intention of showing Frances
industrial power during the Worlds Fair, but the
plan was to break it after 20 years. Eiffel had
smartly installed a radio antenna and a wireless
telegraph transmitter in the tower, and the
government finally decided that it was very
useful for demolition. Hitler ordered the Eiffel
Tower to be destroyed
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WAS BURIED IN SOMEWHERE ELSE When Germany
conquered France during World War II, Hitler
ordered that the Eiffel Tower would be broken,
but the order was never obeyed. The French
resistance fighters took their revenge, although
they cut the Towers elevator cables so that the
Nazis could be forced to climb the stairs to
hoist their flag. The Eiffel Tower is a cousin
of sorts to the Statue of Liberty
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Before the Eiffel Tower was built, the firm of
Eiffel was asked to prepare an internal
framework for the Statue of Liberty, which was a
task assigned to his trusted employee, Maurice
Koechlin. They were successful in proving their
iron handicrafts with Lady Liberty
first. Theres a post office in the Eiffel Tower
Credit adventuresofsteveandjenny.com The Tower
fold together at the first floor neighboring the
gift shops, there is a small post office. Pick
the une postale and a stamp and have mailed it
from the post office of Eiffel Tower and it will
be delivered with a unique postmark. The Eiffel
Tower doubled as a scientific laboratory
Credit sciencenewsforstudents.org Gustave
Eiffel placed a meteorological laboratory on the
third floor of the Tower, where he performed
studied in physics, aerodynamics, and made a wind
tunnel. Eiffel has opened the doors of
laboratories to other scientists, to use it for
experiments, and cosmic rays as they were
discovered in that Tower only.
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The Eiffel Tower moves
Credit staticflickr.com The structure of heavy
iron is wind resistant and swings when a storm
arrives. If the weather is worst, it can even
move. Stormy wind is not the only factor that
can make a huge Tower move, but the heat of the
Sun also affects the Tower, that leads to the
increment and decrement of iron content which is
up to 7 inches. Eiffel Tower is named after
many scientists
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OF FOREIGNERS ABOUT THE INDIANS The French
scientists and engineers who worked in the 19th
century were not forgotten from history. They
not only added their names to the streets of
Paris, but 72 of their names have also been
engraved on the Eiffel Tower. The engraved
tributes were covered, but thanks to the effort
of the restoration, they are once
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again visible, and eagle-eyed visitors (visitors
with sharp eyesight) can see the names like
Foucault, Dumas, and Perrier cut into the
iron. A lot of efforts are needed to maintain
the beauty of the Eiffel Tower
Credit european-coatings.com Every seven years,
about 60 tonnes of paint is applied to the Tower.
This coating of paint not only keeps the
so-called Iron Lady (La dame de fer), but it also
eliminates the changes of iron rust. Below the
Eiffel Tower is a military bunker
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A small piece of history sits under the south
pillar of the Tower which is a secret military
underground shelter that may connect with nearby
Ecole Militaire through a long tunnel. The
bunker has now turned into a small museum and
the tour groups can see the tiny area. Theres a
Champagne bar at the top
Credit toureiffel.paris If you are courageous
enough to reach the top of the tower, give an
award to yourself with a glass of champagne from
the champagne bar which is built on the top
floor. It is nothing like a glass bubble with a
spectacular view.
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The weight of the Eiffel Tower is mammoth
Credit pinimg.com 10,000 tonnes is what the
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