LA TOUR EIFFEL

By Ryan Davlantes

History

The Eiffel tower was built between 1887 and 1889 The Eiffel tower was constructed for the International Exhibition of Paris It was only suppose to stay standing for the exhibition but the tower offered important needs to the people of Paris In 1909 the plan to tear it down was upended because the tower could be used for telegraphy Then in 1918 French Radio used the tower to send their signal It also helped French television in 1957 by sending signal out

This is a old picture of the Eiffel Tower

Structure

The Eiffel tower has a unique structure The tower is 324 meters (1063 feet) tall including the flag pole Constructing the tower took two years with 300 hundred steel workers To the top it is 1652 steps and it has three platforms in between The tower weighs about 7000 tons and was the largest building ever constructed until 1930 when the Empire State building was built

This is a picture of the Eiffel Tower in comparison to famous American buildings

The Platforms

The three platforms on the Eiffel tower are filled with unique places On the second platform there is a restaurant called the Jules Verne which is very expensive Jules Verne was a very famous French scientific author You are required to have reservations to the restaurant because of the restaurants popularity On the third platform of the tower there is a bar a souvenir store and the office of Gustav Eiffel Gustav Eiffel is who the tower is named after He was a very good constructor who built the Eiffel tower

This is a picture of the top platform of the Eiffel Tower

Touring

The Eiffel tower is a great tour extraction The outstanding views are what sell people to the tower On the 2nd floor the view is the best during the sunset You can see miles away There are places to eat drink and get a souvenir

This is a picture of the view from the top of the Eiffel Tower

The Petition

There were many people who werenrsquot supporters of the construction of the Eiffel tower A group of three hundred people formed and signed a petition against the construction of the Eiffel tower Of the 300 people there were writers artists sculptors and architects They had claim the tower was useless and a monstrous ugly tower

The petition stated

We the writers painters sculptors architects and lovers of the beauty of Paris do protest with all our vigour and all our indignation in the name of French taste and endangered French art and history against the useless and monstrous Eiffel Tower

Gustav Eiffel

Gustav Eiffel was born in Dijon in 1832 He graduated Ecole central des Arts et manufacturing when he was twenty three He is most famous for constructing the Eiffel tower but he did a lot more than that He supervised the construction of the railroad bridge Bordeaux He designed the United Statersquos Statue of Liberty

This is a picture of the man who designed the Eiffel Tower Gustav Eiffel

httpwwwtour-eiffelfrteiffelukdocumentationdossierspagegustave_eiffelhtml

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History

The Eiffel tower was built between 1887 and 1889 The Eiffel tower was constructed for the International Exhibition of Paris It was only suppose to stay standing for the exhibition but the tower offered important needs to the people of Paris In 1909 the plan to tear it down was upended because the tower could be used for telegraphy Then in 1918 French Radio used the tower to send their signal It also helped French television in 1957 by sending signal out

This is a old picture of the Eiffel Tower

Structure

The Eiffel tower has a unique structure The tower is 324 meters (1063 feet) tall including the flag pole Constructing the tower took two years with 300 hundred steel workers To the top it is 1652 steps and it has three platforms in between The tower weighs about 7000 tons and was the largest building ever constructed until 1930 when the Empire State building was built

This is a picture of the Eiffel Tower in comparison to famous American buildings

The Platforms

The three platforms on the Eiffel tower are filled with unique places On the second platform there is a restaurant called the Jules Verne which is very expensive Jules Verne was a very famous French scientific author You are required to have reservations to the restaurant because of the restaurants popularity On the third platform of the tower there is a bar a souvenir store and the office of Gustav Eiffel Gustav Eiffel is who the tower is named after He was a very good constructor who built the Eiffel tower

This is a picture of the top platform of the Eiffel Tower

Touring

The Eiffel tower is a great tour extraction The outstanding views are what sell people to the tower On the 2nd floor the view is the best during the sunset You can see miles away There are places to eat drink and get a souvenir

This is a picture of the view from the top of the Eiffel Tower

The Petition

There were many people who werenrsquot supporters of the construction of the Eiffel tower A group of three hundred people formed and signed a petition against the construction of the Eiffel tower Of the 300 people there were writers artists sculptors and architects They had claim the tower was useless and a monstrous ugly tower

The petition stated

We the writers painters sculptors architects and lovers of the beauty of Paris do protest with all our vigour and all our indignation in the name of French taste and endangered French art and history against the useless and monstrous Eiffel Tower

Gustav Eiffel

Gustav Eiffel was born in Dijon in 1832 He graduated Ecole central des Arts et manufacturing when he was twenty three He is most famous for constructing the Eiffel tower but he did a lot more than that He supervised the construction of the railroad bridge Bordeaux He designed the United Statersquos Statue of Liberty

This is a picture of the man who designed the Eiffel Tower Gustav Eiffel

httpwwwtour-eiffelfrteiffelukdocumentationdossierspagegustave_eiffelhtml

httpwwwquazencomArtsArchitectureEiffel-Tower-and-Its-Beginnings28555 httpthumbsdreamstimecomthumb_1291173627988Zf2100jpg httpaaronandzoegoannatravelcomgalleryd170-3Eiffel+Tower+Gardens+_Medium_j

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This is a old picture of the Eiffel Tower

Structure

The Eiffel tower has a unique structure The tower is 324 meters (1063 feet) tall including the flag pole Constructing the tower took two years with 300 hundred steel workers To the top it is 1652 steps and it has three platforms in between The tower weighs about 7000 tons and was the largest building ever constructed until 1930 when the Empire State building was built

This is a picture of the Eiffel Tower in comparison to famous American buildings

The Platforms

The three platforms on the Eiffel tower are filled with unique places On the second platform there is a restaurant called the Jules Verne which is very expensive Jules Verne was a very famous French scientific author You are required to have reservations to the restaurant because of the restaurants popularity On the third platform of the tower there is a bar a souvenir store and the office of Gustav Eiffel Gustav Eiffel is who the tower is named after He was a very good constructor who built the Eiffel tower

This is a picture of the top platform of the Eiffel Tower

Touring

The Eiffel tower is a great tour extraction The outstanding views are what sell people to the tower On the 2nd floor the view is the best during the sunset You can see miles away There are places to eat drink and get a souvenir

This is a picture of the view from the top of the Eiffel Tower

The Petition

There were many people who werenrsquot supporters of the construction of the Eiffel tower A group of three hundred people formed and signed a petition against the construction of the Eiffel tower Of the 300 people there were writers artists sculptors and architects They had claim the tower was useless and a monstrous ugly tower

The petition stated

We the writers painters sculptors architects and lovers of the beauty of Paris do protest with all our vigour and all our indignation in the name of French taste and endangered French art and history against the useless and monstrous Eiffel Tower

Gustav Eiffel

Gustav Eiffel was born in Dijon in 1832 He graduated Ecole central des Arts et manufacturing when he was twenty three He is most famous for constructing the Eiffel tower but he did a lot more than that He supervised the construction of the railroad bridge Bordeaux He designed the United Statersquos Statue of Liberty

This is a picture of the man who designed the Eiffel Tower Gustav Eiffel

httpwwwtour-eiffelfrteiffelukdocumentationdossierspagegustave_eiffelhtml

httpwwwquazencomArtsArchitectureEiffel-Tower-and-Its-Beginnings28555 httpthumbsdreamstimecomthumb_1291173627988Zf2100jpg httpaaronandzoegoannatravelcomgalleryd170-3Eiffel+Tower+Gardens+_Medium_j

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Structure

The Eiffel tower has a unique structure The tower is 324 meters (1063 feet) tall including the flag pole Constructing the tower took two years with 300 hundred steel workers To the top it is 1652 steps and it has three platforms in between The tower weighs about 7000 tons and was the largest building ever constructed until 1930 when the Empire State building was built

This is a picture of the Eiffel Tower in comparison to famous American buildings

The Platforms

The three platforms on the Eiffel tower are filled with unique places On the second platform there is a restaurant called the Jules Verne which is very expensive Jules Verne was a very famous French scientific author You are required to have reservations to the restaurant because of the restaurants popularity On the third platform of the tower there is a bar a souvenir store and the office of Gustav Eiffel Gustav Eiffel is who the tower is named after He was a very good constructor who built the Eiffel tower

This is a picture of the top platform of the Eiffel Tower

Touring

The Eiffel tower is a great tour extraction The outstanding views are what sell people to the tower On the 2nd floor the view is the best during the sunset You can see miles away There are places to eat drink and get a souvenir

This is a picture of the view from the top of the Eiffel Tower

The Petition

There were many people who werenrsquot supporters of the construction of the Eiffel tower A group of three hundred people formed and signed a petition against the construction of the Eiffel tower Of the 300 people there were writers artists sculptors and architects They had claim the tower was useless and a monstrous ugly tower

The petition stated

We the writers painters sculptors architects and lovers of the beauty of Paris do protest with all our vigour and all our indignation in the name of French taste and endangered French art and history against the useless and monstrous Eiffel Tower

Gustav Eiffel

Gustav Eiffel was born in Dijon in 1832 He graduated Ecole central des Arts et manufacturing when he was twenty three He is most famous for constructing the Eiffel tower but he did a lot more than that He supervised the construction of the railroad bridge Bordeaux He designed the United Statersquos Statue of Liberty

This is a picture of the man who designed the Eiffel Tower Gustav Eiffel

httpwwwtour-eiffelfrteiffelukdocumentationdossierspagegustave_eiffelhtml

httpwwwquazencomArtsArchitectureEiffel-Tower-and-Its-Beginnings28555 httpthumbsdreamstimecomthumb_1291173627988Zf2100jpg httpaaronandzoegoannatravelcomgalleryd170-3Eiffel+Tower+Gardens+_Medium_j

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This is a picture of the Eiffel Tower in comparison to famous American buildings

The Platforms

The three platforms on the Eiffel tower are filled with unique places On the second platform there is a restaurant called the Jules Verne which is very expensive Jules Verne was a very famous French scientific author You are required to have reservations to the restaurant because of the restaurants popularity On the third platform of the tower there is a bar a souvenir store and the office of Gustav Eiffel Gustav Eiffel is who the tower is named after He was a very good constructor who built the Eiffel tower

This is a picture of the top platform of the Eiffel Tower

Touring

The Eiffel tower is a great tour extraction The outstanding views are what sell people to the tower On the 2nd floor the view is the best during the sunset You can see miles away There are places to eat drink and get a souvenir

This is a picture of the view from the top of the Eiffel Tower

The Petition

There were many people who werenrsquot supporters of the construction of the Eiffel tower A group of three hundred people formed and signed a petition against the construction of the Eiffel tower Of the 300 people there were writers artists sculptors and architects They had claim the tower was useless and a monstrous ugly tower

The petition stated

We the writers painters sculptors architects and lovers of the beauty of Paris do protest with all our vigour and all our indignation in the name of French taste and endangered French art and history against the useless and monstrous Eiffel Tower

Gustav Eiffel

Gustav Eiffel was born in Dijon in 1832 He graduated Ecole central des Arts et manufacturing when he was twenty three He is most famous for constructing the Eiffel tower but he did a lot more than that He supervised the construction of the railroad bridge Bordeaux He designed the United Statersquos Statue of Liberty

This is a picture of the man who designed the Eiffel Tower Gustav Eiffel

httpwwwtour-eiffelfrteiffelukdocumentationdossierspagegustave_eiffelhtml

httpwwwquazencomArtsArchitectureEiffel-Tower-and-Its-Beginnings28555 httpthumbsdreamstimecomthumb_1291173627988Zf2100jpg httpaaronandzoegoannatravelcomgalleryd170-3Eiffel+Tower+Gardens+_Medium_j

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The Platforms

The three platforms on the Eiffel tower are filled with unique places On the second platform there is a restaurant called the Jules Verne which is very expensive Jules Verne was a very famous French scientific author You are required to have reservations to the restaurant because of the restaurants popularity On the third platform of the tower there is a bar a souvenir store and the office of Gustav Eiffel Gustav Eiffel is who the tower is named after He was a very good constructor who built the Eiffel tower

This is a picture of the top platform of the Eiffel Tower

Touring

The Eiffel tower is a great tour extraction The outstanding views are what sell people to the tower On the 2nd floor the view is the best during the sunset You can see miles away There are places to eat drink and get a souvenir

This is a picture of the view from the top of the Eiffel Tower

The Petition

There were many people who werenrsquot supporters of the construction of the Eiffel tower A group of three hundred people formed and signed a petition against the construction of the Eiffel tower Of the 300 people there were writers artists sculptors and architects They had claim the tower was useless and a monstrous ugly tower

The petition stated

We the writers painters sculptors architects and lovers of the beauty of Paris do protest with all our vigour and all our indignation in the name of French taste and endangered French art and history against the useless and monstrous Eiffel Tower

Gustav Eiffel

Gustav Eiffel was born in Dijon in 1832 He graduated Ecole central des Arts et manufacturing when he was twenty three He is most famous for constructing the Eiffel tower but he did a lot more than that He supervised the construction of the railroad bridge Bordeaux He designed the United Statersquos Statue of Liberty

This is a picture of the man who designed the Eiffel Tower Gustav Eiffel

httpwwwtour-eiffelfrteiffelukdocumentationdossierspagegustave_eiffelhtml

httpwwwquazencomArtsArchitectureEiffel-Tower-and-Its-Beginnings28555 httpthumbsdreamstimecomthumb_1291173627988Zf2100jpg httpaaronandzoegoannatravelcomgalleryd170-3Eiffel+Tower+Gardens+_Medium_j

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This is a picture of the top platform of the Eiffel Tower

Touring

The Eiffel tower is a great tour extraction The outstanding views are what sell people to the tower On the 2nd floor the view is the best during the sunset You can see miles away There are places to eat drink and get a souvenir

This is a picture of the view from the top of the Eiffel Tower

The Petition

There were many people who werenrsquot supporters of the construction of the Eiffel tower A group of three hundred people formed and signed a petition against the construction of the Eiffel tower Of the 300 people there were writers artists sculptors and architects They had claim the tower was useless and a monstrous ugly tower

The petition stated

We the writers painters sculptors architects and lovers of the beauty of Paris do protest with all our vigour and all our indignation in the name of French taste and endangered French art and history against the useless and monstrous Eiffel Tower

Gustav Eiffel

Gustav Eiffel was born in Dijon in 1832 He graduated Ecole central des Arts et manufacturing when he was twenty three He is most famous for constructing the Eiffel tower but he did a lot more than that He supervised the construction of the railroad bridge Bordeaux He designed the United Statersquos Statue of Liberty

This is a picture of the man who designed the Eiffel Tower Gustav Eiffel

httpwwwtour-eiffelfrteiffelukdocumentationdossierspagegustave_eiffelhtml

httpwwwquazencomArtsArchitectureEiffel-Tower-and-Its-Beginnings28555 httpthumbsdreamstimecomthumb_1291173627988Zf2100jpg httpaaronandzoegoannatravelcomgalleryd170-3Eiffel+Tower+Gardens+_Medium_j

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Touring

The Eiffel tower is a great tour extraction The outstanding views are what sell people to the tower On the 2nd floor the view is the best during the sunset You can see miles away There are places to eat drink and get a souvenir

This is a picture of the view from the top of the Eiffel Tower

The Petition

There were many people who werenrsquot supporters of the construction of the Eiffel tower A group of three hundred people formed and signed a petition against the construction of the Eiffel tower Of the 300 people there were writers artists sculptors and architects They had claim the tower was useless and a monstrous ugly tower

The petition stated

We the writers painters sculptors architects and lovers of the beauty of Paris do protest with all our vigour and all our indignation in the name of French taste and endangered French art and history against the useless and monstrous Eiffel Tower

Gustav Eiffel

Gustav Eiffel was born in Dijon in 1832 He graduated Ecole central des Arts et manufacturing when he was twenty three He is most famous for constructing the Eiffel tower but he did a lot more than that He supervised the construction of the railroad bridge Bordeaux He designed the United Statersquos Statue of Liberty

This is a picture of the man who designed the Eiffel Tower Gustav Eiffel

httpwwwtour-eiffelfrteiffelukdocumentationdossierspagegustave_eiffelhtml

httpwwwquazencomArtsArchitectureEiffel-Tower-and-Its-Beginnings28555 httpthumbsdreamstimecomthumb_1291173627988Zf2100jpg httpaaronandzoegoannatravelcomgalleryd170-3Eiffel+Tower+Gardens+_Medium_j

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This is a picture of the view from the top of the Eiffel Tower

The Petition

There were many people who werenrsquot supporters of the construction of the Eiffel tower A group of three hundred people formed and signed a petition against the construction of the Eiffel tower Of the 300 people there were writers artists sculptors and architects They had claim the tower was useless and a monstrous ugly tower

The petition stated

We the writers painters sculptors architects and lovers of the beauty of Paris do protest with all our vigour and all our indignation in the name of French taste and endangered French art and history against the useless and monstrous Eiffel Tower

Gustav Eiffel

Gustav Eiffel was born in Dijon in 1832 He graduated Ecole central des Arts et manufacturing when he was twenty three He is most famous for constructing the Eiffel tower but he did a lot more than that He supervised the construction of the railroad bridge Bordeaux He designed the United Statersquos Statue of Liberty

This is a picture of the man who designed the Eiffel Tower Gustav Eiffel

httpwwwtour-eiffelfrteiffelukdocumentationdossierspagegustave_eiffelhtml

httpwwwquazencomArtsArchitectureEiffel-Tower-and-Its-Beginnings28555 httpthumbsdreamstimecomthumb_1291173627988Zf2100jpg httpaaronandzoegoannatravelcomgalleryd170-3Eiffel+Tower+Gardens+_Medium_j

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The Petition

There were many people who werenrsquot supporters of the construction of the Eiffel tower A group of three hundred people formed and signed a petition against the construction of the Eiffel tower Of the 300 people there were writers artists sculptors and architects They had claim the tower was useless and a monstrous ugly tower

The petition stated

We the writers painters sculptors architects and lovers of the beauty of Paris do protest with all our vigour and all our indignation in the name of French taste and endangered French art and history against the useless and monstrous Eiffel Tower

Gustav Eiffel

Gustav Eiffel was born in Dijon in 1832 He graduated Ecole central des Arts et manufacturing when he was twenty three He is most famous for constructing the Eiffel tower but he did a lot more than that He supervised the construction of the railroad bridge Bordeaux He designed the United Statersquos Statue of Liberty

This is a picture of the man who designed the Eiffel Tower Gustav Eiffel

httpwwwtour-eiffelfrteiffelukdocumentationdossierspagegustave_eiffelhtml

httpwwwquazencomArtsArchitectureEiffel-Tower-and-Its-Beginnings28555 httpthumbsdreamstimecomthumb_1291173627988Zf2100jpg httpaaronandzoegoannatravelcomgalleryd170-3Eiffel+Tower+Gardens+_Medium_j

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The petition stated

We the writers painters sculptors architects and lovers of the beauty of Paris do protest with all our vigour and all our indignation in the name of French taste and endangered French art and history against the useless and monstrous Eiffel Tower

Gustav Eiffel

Gustav Eiffel was born in Dijon in 1832 He graduated Ecole central des Arts et manufacturing when he was twenty three He is most famous for constructing the Eiffel tower but he did a lot more than that He supervised the construction of the railroad bridge Bordeaux He designed the United Statersquos Statue of Liberty

This is a picture of the man who designed the Eiffel Tower Gustav Eiffel

httpwwwtour-eiffelfrteiffelukdocumentationdossierspagegustave_eiffelhtml

httpwwwquazencomArtsArchitectureEiffel-Tower-and-Its-Beginnings28555 httpthumbsdreamstimecomthumb_1291173627988Zf2100jpg httpaaronandzoegoannatravelcomgalleryd170-3Eiffel+Tower+Gardens+_Medium_j

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Gustav Eiffel

Gustav Eiffel was born in Dijon in 1832 He graduated Ecole central des Arts et manufacturing when he was twenty three He is most famous for constructing the Eiffel tower but he did a lot more than that He supervised the construction of the railroad bridge Bordeaux He designed the United Statersquos Statue of Liberty

This is a picture of the man who designed the Eiffel Tower Gustav Eiffel

httpwwwtour-eiffelfrteiffelukdocumentationdossierspagegustave_eiffelhtml

httpwwwquazencomArtsArchitectureEiffel-Tower-and-Its-Beginnings28555 httpthumbsdreamstimecomthumb_1291173627988Zf2100jpg httpaaronandzoegoannatravelcomgalleryd170-3Eiffel+Tower+Gardens+_Medium_j

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This is a picture of the man who designed the Eiffel Tower Gustav Eiffel

httpwwwtour-eiffelfrteiffelukdocumentationdossierspagegustave_eiffelhtml

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