Guillaume Apollinaire

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Guillaume Apollinaires Ocean LetterFeatures
the Eiffel Towerat300 meters high
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Some Interesting Details

• Inaugurated on March 31,1889
• built for the universal exhibition to celebrate
  the French Revolution of 1789
• Contractor Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923)
• Studies begun in 1884 Construction 1887 to
  1889 ( 2 years, 2 months, 5 days )
• Material puddled iron
• Composition 18,038 pieces 2,500,000 rivets
• Weight of the metal structure 7300 tons Total
  weight 10,100 tons
• Height in 1889 312.27 m (height with flagpole)
• Height 324 m (height with antenna)
• Paint 50 tons of paint every 7 years

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More Interesting Details--

• Lighting 352 projectors of 1000 watts
• Sparking lights 20,000 bulbs, 800 fairy lights
• Revolving light 4 floodlights equipped with
  6000 watt xenon bulbs
• Numbers of visitors in 2000 6.315.324
• Numbers of visitors up until 12/31/2000
  192,120,123
• Number of steps 1665

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In 1889 the tower was a colossal fairground
attraction, but during the 1920s it became a
symbol of modernity and the avant-garde,
inspiring poets such as Guillaume Apollinaire,
film-makers, photographers and numerous painters.

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