Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower can be called the most famous historical tower in the world, which was built in Paris and by the Seine River. The Eiffel Tower is the symbol of France and attracts many tourists to Paris every year.
The construction of the Eiffel Tower began in 1887 and was completed in 1889. At that time, the Eiffel Tower was built for the world exhibition and on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. Maybe in those days no one thought that this tower would become one of the most visited tourist attractions in France and the world. In the following, we will introduce you to some interesting facts about it:
1. The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889 for the Paris Exhibition, and they did not intend to place it permanently in this city.
2. The Eiffel Tower was supposed to be demolished in 1909, but it was not done, because they wanted to change its use and use it as a radio antenna.
3. In 2011, the Eiffel Tower became the most visited monument in the world with 6,980,000 visitors.
4. In World War II, when Hitler visited Paris, the French cut the elevator cables of the Eiffel Tower so that Hitler had to climb all the stairs to the top of the tower!
5. A fraud named “Victor Lustig” sold the Eiffel Tower to a scrap metal dealer!
6. The Eiffel Tower was originally intended for Barcelona in Spain, but the project was rejected in Barcelona.
7. The height of the Eiffel Tower varies by 15 cm due to weather changes.
8. An inventor named Franz Reichelt jumped from the Eiffel Tower and died while trying to test the parachute he had designed.
9. To reach the highest point of the Eiffel Tower, you have to climb 1665 steps.
10. In 2007, a woman named “Erika La Tour Eiffel” married the Eiffel Tower!
11. There are about 20,000 light bulbs in the Eiffel Tower.
12. More than 30 copies of the Eiffel Tower have been built around the world.
13. The weight of the paint on the Eiffel Tower is equal to the weight of 10 elephants!
14. “Gustave Eiffel” had an apartment on top of the Eiffel Tower!
15. In 1891, a structure was designed to be taller than the Eiffel Tower and surpass it in height. But this structure was not strong and was never completed and was destroyed in 1907. Mr. Tripp
16. Gustave Eiffel, who designed the Eiffel Tower, also played a role in designing the Statue of Liberty.
17. When the Eiffel Tower was built, it was considered the tallest tower in the world.
18. 300 workers, 18,038 pieces of iron and 2.5 million rivets were needed to build the Eiffel Tower.
19. If the Eiffel Tower was built today, it would have cost 31 million dollars.
20. In 1967, the Eiffel Tower was temporarily moved to Canada.
21. In 1902, lightning damaged the upper part of the Eiffel Tower. After this incident, this part was reconstructed.
22. The Eiffel Tower lights are not on 24 hours a day. Since 2013, its lights have been turned off at 1:00 a.m. to save electricity.
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