The Eiffel Tower
- 1. The Eiffel Tower at a glance
- 3. Technical Details Current height 1063 feet Original height 1024 feet First Floor 187 feet, 14,485 square feet Second Floor 377 feet, 4,692 square feet Third Floor 906 feet, 820 square feet Lifts 5 lifts from the esplanade to second floor, 2*2 duo lifts from second floor to the top Weight of the metal frame 7,300 tons Total weight 10,100 tons Number of rivets used 2,500,000 Number of iron parts 18,038 Pillars The 4 pillars from a 410 square feet sideways square
- 4. Design 18,038 metallic parts 2,300 workshop designs 50 engineers and designers Construction 150 workers in the Levallois-Perret Factory Between 150 and 300 workers on the construction site 2,500,000 rivets 7,300 tons of iron 60 tons of paint 5 lifts 250,000 m^2 of surface to paint Duration 2 years, 2 months and 5 days of construction Facts 1889 date of construction 20,000 light bulbs 103,000 km travelled by the tower’s lifts 5 months to build the foundations 120 Antennas
- 5. Tower details Description Value Official name Eiffel tower Location Paris, France Maintained by Société d'Exploitation de laTour Eiffel Designers Stephen Sauvestre, Maurice Koechlin, Emile Nouguier, Gustave Eiffel Material Latticed wrought iron (puddling iron) Width (At base) 328 feet Height (including antenna) 1063 feet Longest span 124 feet (approx.) Construction begin January 1887 Construction end March 1889 Blue prints
- 10. Thank you Vamsi Putta Civil engineering Student Gustave Eiffel’s office The Eiffel tower laboratory