1-Facts About the Construction of Eiffel Tower
The work on the construction of the Eiffel Tower was, in fact, started on 28 January 1887, its building was put on the four legs. Each leg consisted of about two-meter concrete slabs and in order to support these slabs, two piles were installed. After the construction of the structure, the drawing work was started, the drawing office had produced almost 3,629 detailed drawings and 1,700 general drawings of more than 18,000 different parts needed, the construction was completed on 15 March 1889.
2-Facts About the Material of the Eiffel Tower
It is also very interesting to know about the material that is used in the building of iron lady. It is said that the puddled iron of the great Eiffel Tower weighs more than 7,300 tonnes, while the complete structure of the building, including the non-metal components, is near about of 10,000 tonnes. An interesting fact about the Eiffel Tower is that temperature alters its height by up to 15 centimeters due to the thermal expansion of the metal.
3-Facts About the Passenger Lifts of the Eiffel Tower
The arrangement of safe and adequate passenger lifts for Eiffel Tower was no doubt a serious matter for the government commission. During the history of Eiffel Tower, the arrangement of the lifts had been altered several times. Now when the lifts are working normally, they take an average time of just eight minutes and fifty seconds to do a round trip but they take an average of just one minute and fifteen seconds to visit a level.
4-Facts About the Aesthetic considerations of the Eiffel Tower
No doubt the iron lady of Paris is a great combination of beauty and designing, it was basically painted in the three major shades, darker at the bottom but getting gradually lighter towards the top and that color combination has really made this tower a landmark in the Parisian sky. It is really amazing to take a complete view of this magnificent tower from the Parisian sky, but due to restrictions to limit the height of buildings, there are only a small number of tall buildings that provide a clear view of Eiffel Tower.
5-Facts About the Criticism and Engraved Names on the Eiffel Tower
Gustave Eiffel had to face very severe criticism about his idea of building the Eiffel Tower and on 14 February 1887, even a petition known as, "Artists against the Eiffel Tower" was sent to the Commissioner and the Minister of the works. Some people accused Gustave Eiffel of trying to create a piece of artistic beauty by neglecting all principles of engineering. But there are many engineers, mathematicians and scientists who support Gustave, that's why he engraved the names of those 72 people on the tower.
6-Facts About the Maintenance of the Eiffel Tower
Everyone is also curious to know about the fact relating to the maintenance of the Eiffel Tower because it is really a great issue to maintain such a great building properly. It is estimated that more than about fifty to sixty tonnes including 55 to 66 short tons and 49 to 59 long tons of paint are applied every seven years for the maintenance and to prevent it from rusting. That,s why after passing so many years, the building of the Eiffel Tower still looks bright and marvellous.
7-Facts About the Accommodation and Restaurants of the Eiffel Tower
On the number seven, we will discuss some important facts about the accommodation and the restaurants of the Eiffel Tower. When the building was originally built, then on the first level it contained three restaurants, one Flemish, one Russian and one French including an "Anglo-American Bar". But now the building of Flemish restaurant was converted to more than 250 seated theatre. At the top level of the building, there were a great number of laboratories and many small apartments to entertain the public.
8-The Facts About the Tourism of the Great Eiffel Tower
It is 100% true that nobody can come out of Paris without visiting the great building of the Eiffel Tower. The Iron Lady Of Paris is a center of the attraction of the tourists from all over the world. According to an estimation, since the 1889, the year of the opening of the building for public, till now more than 250 million people have visited this great tower. The Eiffel Tower is regarded as the world's most-visited paid monument.
9-Facts About the Replicas of the Eiffel Tower
How can it possible that such a great building that is included in the list of the most iconic landmarks of the world has no replica. So, the facts about the replicas of this great building are also included in our list, this great tower has inspired the creation of almost 12 replicas on a larger or quarter scale. Moreover, there are more than forty similar towers and also duplicates on various scales around the whole world. The earliest replica is the "Blackpool Tower" which is built in England.
10-Deadly Facts About the Eiffel Tower
In the end, we will include some deadly facts about the Eiffel Tower. This great Iron Lady of Paris, is used by many daredevils to stage the crazy stunts for many decades. In 1912, French tailor Franz Reichelt tried to fly from the 1st floor with a parachute suit, but, unfortunately, crashed badly almost 187 feet to the ground. According to an estimation, almost 349 successful suicides have occurred since 1889, in which some were jumpers and some hanged themselves from the beam.
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