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