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The Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower. By: C arson Preston & Anyse Frye. The Eiffel Tower.

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The Eiffel Tower

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  1. The Eiffel Tower By: Carson Preston & Anyse Frye

  2. The Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous structures in the world. It is a puddle iron lattice tower located in Paris, France on the Pars du Champ de Mars. The tower is the tallest building in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year. Named for its designer, engineer AlexandreGustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World’s Fair marking the centennial celebration of the French Revolution.

  3. Fascinating Facts • *The Eiffel tower stands 324 meters (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building. • *It took 2 years 2 months and 5 days to complete it. • *It is made of 9,441 tons of steel.  Has 18,038 individual pieces. • * It is made of 4 base legs that are 80 meters apart from each other and are each 50 meters above the ground. •   * The Eiffel tower has been painted 6 different colors in its history. All of the different colors were shades of brown. It takes 50 tons of paint to paint the Eiffel tower. •     *A total of 50 engineers made  5,300 blueprints. 121 workers worked at the construction site to build it. • *Approximately 200 million people have come to see the Eiffel Tower!

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