الثلاثاء، 16 أبريل 2013

Famous Landmark EIFFEL TOWER in PARIS


The Eiffel Tower  also known as the “ Iron Lady “ of France is one of the world’s premier tourist site and was built in commemoration of the French Revolution; it is the tallest tower in Paris; the height of the tower including the antenna is 1,063 feet (324 m). It is also the most visited paid monument and one of the Seven Wonders of the World.  The Eiffel Tower was named after Gustave Eiffel who designed and funded a big amount of money to build the tower completely; the French government partially funded some of the expenses. After Gustave Eiffel finished discussing and explaining the use of the tower, he finished his talk by saying that the tower will symbolize “not only the art of the modern engineer, but also the century of Industry and Science in which we are living, and for which the way was prepared by the great scientific movement of the eighteenth century and by the Revolution of 1789, to which this monument will be built as an expression of France's gratitude.” Although it was named after him, the original structural concept and form was originated by Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier and the main architect was Stephen Sauvestre. The main purpose of this tower is to be a theme structure for an international exposition in 1889 which is to celebrate the 100th year’s anniversary of the French revolution. But as time passed by the military discovered that the tower can be used as an antenna for the newly invented radio and for the television and telecoms companies. .  The tower was completely built in 2years, 2 months and 5days between 1887 and 1889; it was inaugurated to the public on March 31, 1889 and was opened on May 6, 1889. The Eiffel Tower stands next to the Seine River and is located at the northwestern extreme of Parc du Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It cost 8 Million Francs (US $ 1.5 Million in 1980 Dollars, US $ 34 Million in 2007 Dollars).  The Eiffel Tower is still in existence and still standing today, even though the construction was only meant for the duration of the exposition and despite all the protests from the artist and  many people who feared that the tower does not fit into the architecture of Paris. These days there is no issue among the people of Paris about this tower and in fact they can’t imagine Paris without the Eiffel Tower. And the tower itself has become the symbol as a City of Light. Today, the Eiffel Tower is the most famous landmark and the greatest symbol of Paris, France, and also a nice tourist destination.

The material used in building the Eiffel Tower is wrought iron also known as puddle iron of the best quality; it’s very pure and strong so that even windstorms weren't able to destroy the tower. The base is made of concrete. There’s a glass used on the first floor of the tower. And some non-metals were also used but not steel. The puddle or wrought iron that was used was being mined in some areas around France and they took it to factories for processing and formatting. They took the materials by horse-drawn carts from the factory in the nearby Parisian suburb of Levallois Perret but before they took the materials they assembled some parts of it.  There were some changes made from the original design such as the making of exterior appearance temporarily by adding a horizontal extension of the third floor in order to increase the public access. And also the spiral staircase from second the platform to the summit was removed but was replaced by two emergency and service staircases. Although the concept and form was made by Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier, and the main architect was Stephen Sauvestre, Gustave Eiffel is the one who furnished and finalized everything about the Eiffel Tower.  After  Gustave Eiffel’s retirement he did important work on meteorology and aerodynamics.  The main contractor was the Companies des Establishments Eiffel. There are around 300 people who constructed the Eiffel Tower. Some problems are encountered while making the tower such as:

  There’s one person died by falling down the Eiffel Tower

  Finding the site to build the tower was a problem

  The money needed in building the tower was also a problem

  There’s some protest from some artists that didn’t  believe that it was feasible

  There’s criticism by comparing the Eiffel Tower and the Egyptian Pyramid.

The Eiffel Tower is very important in history and even today seeing it standing is a living proof that this tower serves its purpose. It becomes one of the tourist destinations in Paris and also one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The peak of the tower is used as an observatory station in measuring wind speed. The tower plays a vital role as a radio transmitter, aircraft beacon and television antenna and on top of being a moneymaking tourist attraction. It’s been an icon in movies and has become undisputed symbol of Paris and even for all of France.

 

 

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·                   http://www.atkielski.com/main/EiffelTowerFAQ.html

·                   http://www.tour-eiffel.fr

 

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