Eiffel Tower

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Eiffel Tower 

• By winniekao

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The engineer of Eiffel Tower

• Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
• He was born inDijon
• was a French engineer and architect
• He was the sculptor of Statue of Liberty
  ????and Nice Observatory initiated in 1879
• died on December 27, 1923

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• Gustave Eiffel
• A monument to Gustave Eiffel

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About Eiffel Tower 

• built in 1889
•  2.5 million rivets ??
•  300 steel workers, and 2 years (1887-1889) to
  construct it.
•   15,000 iron pieces. 40 tons?? of paint. 1652
  steps to the top.

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• Address Champ de Mars, 75007 Paris

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Events

• On January 12, 1908, the first long-distance
  radio message was sent from the tower .
• In 1929, the Tower lost the title of the World's
  tallest structure when the Chrysler Building was
  completed in New York
• In 1959 the present radio antenna was added to
  the top

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The engineer of Eiffel Tower

• Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
• He was born inDijon
• was a French engineer and architect
• He was the sculptor of Statue of Liberty
  ????and Nice Observatory initiated in 1879
• died on December 27, 1923

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Surroundings
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Front of the Eiffel tower (ground -1-2-3 floors)