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The Eiffel Tower is the Symbol of Paris.

It is affectionately called The Iron Lady.

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Why was the Eiffel Tower built?

Who was the genius behind it?

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Worlds Fair 1889It was built for Worlds Fair and to

celebrate the centennial of the

French Revolution.

The tower officially opened May 5,1889.

The Iron Lady was the star

attraction with 2 million visitors.

It symbolizes ideals ofingenuity,progress, and beauty.

It was the tallest structure in the

world until 1930.

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Gustave Eiffel

Born December 15, 1832, in Dijon, France

Died December 28, 1923, in Paris

An engineer, Gustave Eiffeldesigned100s of lattice-like metal structures of allkinds and sizes:

Bridges

Viaducts

Infrastructure of The Statueof Liberty,1876

The Eiffel Tower, 1889, hiscrowning achievement

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Oh l l! Quelle Grandeur!

Took 2 years, 2 months, 5 days tobuild

5,300 blue prints18,038 parts

2,500,000 rivets

Weighs 10,000 tonsMeasures 324 meters high

50 engineers

125 workmen on site100 iron workers

1665 steps

Cost $1.5 million

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The Iron Lady is Kept BeautifulWe will most likely neverrealize the full importanceof painting the Tower, thatit is the essential elementin the conservation of metalworks and the more meticulousthe paint job, the longer theTower shall endure.

Gustave Eiffel

Painted every 7 years to preservethe iron and steel structure.

Takes 14 months to paint from top

to bottom.

Takes 60 tons of paint.

25 painters kept busy.

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The Iron Lady Shines for All!

1937

Andr Grasset created the largest chandelier in

the world to hang under the first platform.

1985

352 thousand watt projectors equipped with

sodium lamps lighted the tower from inside.

May, 1889Lampposts were used to illuminate the tower.

Lampposts Gas - Incandescent lampsNeonSodium lampsElectricity

2000

2000 electric beams light the tower

to celebrate the new millennium!

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THE GUARDIAN OF PARIS1914 The tower radiotelegraphy center intercepts

enemy messages.[and] the infamous Mata Harispy is caught.

1927 Lindbergh used the lighted tower to guide

him to the end of his daring voyage.

1940-45 World War II :All the elevator andelectrical cables are cut to prevent the Occupational(German) forces from using the tower.

1889-2002 Tourist attraction: The tower is themost famous monument in the world with 6 millionvisitors a year.

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