eiffel tower
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The Eiffel Tower
• Paris… Eiffel tower!• 312m high• 200,000,000 people• Built in 1889• Beautiful• Construction,
technology, history
Construction
• Gustave Eiffel and the anniversary of the French revolution.
• Floors 1, 2 ,3
Foundation
Upper Levels
Elevators
• 110 passengers• 8 tons• 5 elevators
March 31, 1889
Antennas
History
• Sep. 10, 1889 - Edison
• Jan. 12, 1908 -phonograph
• Feb. 4, 1912 - parachute accident
• Sep. 24, 1958 - Bomb
• Jun. 1987 - Bungy-jump
• Jan 1, 2000 - Lights
• June 17, 2005 - Tom & Katie
• May 29, 2010 - World Record Rollerblade
A Little Extra About It
• 2,500,000 rivets and 18,038 iron parts
• $7,799,401.34
• 42 mile visual
• 4 tons of cleaning clothes, 400 liters of detergent, and 25,000 bin bags.
• 1660 steps
• Thermal expansion - 18cm
• Sways 6-7 cm
Highest Point in Paris