%location%The Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France. It stands in a park called Champ de Mars near the Seine River.

1887-18891887-1889It was built by It was built by Alexandre Alexandre Gustave Gustave Eiffel. It took Eiffel. It took 2 years 2 years 2months and 2months and 5 days to 5 days to complete.complete.

Dimensions

Dimensions

It is 984ft tall, It is 984ft tall, made of 9,441 made of 9,441 tons of metal, tons of metal, and has 18,038 and has 18,038 different pieces. different pieces. It has 4 base It has 4 base legs (80 meters legs (80 meters apart from each apart from each other) and 50 other) and 50 meters above meters above the ground.the ground.

The Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower is the 5is the 5thth tallest tallest building in building in France and the France and the tallest building tallest building in Paris. It is in Paris. It is painted every painted every year to keep it year to keep it from rusting. from rusting. They use 3 They use 3 different colors different colors all shades of all shades of brown.brown.

!!Building It Baby!!!!Building It Baby!!It was built as a tribute to It was built as a tribute to the French Revolution. the French Revolution. Only one man died while Only one man died while building the Eiffel Tower. building the Eiffel Tower. Many people didn’t like Many people didn’t like the idea of building it.the idea of building it.

*~Not Just A *~Not Just A Tower~*Tower~*

Since the 20Since the 20thth century the Eiffel century the Eiffel Tower has been Tower has been used as a radio used as a radio transmitter. The transmitter. The tower also has 2 tower also has 2 restaurants.restaurants.

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The Eiffel Tower was only meant to last through the Exposition but it is still standing today. It was the tallest building until the completion of the Chrysler Building in 1930.

An EXTRAORDINARY

Sight

?Would I Like To Go?I would love to visit the Eiffel Tower. As a matter of fact, it is one of the places I plan to visit when I get out of college. I think it is an extraordinary sight and it just amazes me. I also think it’s amazing how they built it way back then without all the technology we have nowadays.

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