Eiffel
- 1. The Eiffel Tower BY: SHAHERYAR KHAN AFRIDI
- 2. Eiffel tower is situated in Paris the capital city of France. It is affectionately called “The Iron Lady.”
- 3. The Eiffel Tower is the Symbol of Paris. Most of the couples & tourists visit Paris only to see Eiffel Tower PARIS THE CITY OF LOVE
- 4. 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.
- 5. So many people visited the Tower in it’s 1st year that all almost all construction costs were recovered with ticket sales. After WORLD WAR II When Paris fell to the Nazis, French rebels cut the cables to the elevator so Hitler had to climb stairs.
- 6. The Eiffel tower has a unique structure. The tower is 324 meters (1063 feet) tall. The tower took two years with 300 hundred steel workers. To the top it is 1652 steps. It has also an elevators . 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 STRUCTURE
- 7. • Engineers of the project were: Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier. • Stephen Sauvestre was the architect. • Gustave Eiffel was the contractor. • Number of Iron Workers = 300 • Number of Workers Killed in Construction = 1 • Rivets = 2,500,000 • Iron Pieces = 18,038
- 8. The Iron Lady is Kept Beautiful! • Painted every 7 years to preserve the iron and steel structure. • Takes 14 months to paint from top to bottom. • Takes 60 tons of paint. • 25 painters kept busy.
- 9. The Platforms • There are three Platforms on Eiffel Tower. • The three platforms on the Eiffel tower are filled with unique places. • The first level has a cafe, a museum with films of famous visitors and other interesting things to read and see
- 10. 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 built the Eiffel tower.
- 11. 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. Three are places to eat, drink and get a souvenir. Touring
- 12. To use the stairs to the 1st & 2nd floor it is 4,00 Euro To go all the way to the top in the elevator it is 12,00 Euro— cheaper if you are in a group The Tower opens at 9:30 am, and the stairs close earlier than the elevator—last lift at 11 pm To reach the top of the Tower (276 meters), visitors must take another elevator from the second floor.
- 13. SOME PICTURES OF THE TOWER WHILE BUILDING .
- 14. Tower under construction—April 1888
- 15. Tower under construction—July 1888
- 16. Tower under construction—December 1888
- 18. Some Pictures Of the Tower
- 20. THANK YOU