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THE EIFFEL TOWER The Eiffel Tower was built for the world fair of 1889 and planned to be torn down. So why is it still here today? The Eiffel Tower has an amazing story that will pull you in instantly. The History of the Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower is so amazing. It stands 1,063 feet tall in Paris and took 2 years, 2 months, and 5 weeks to build which is an impressive time for such a tall building.The Eiffel Tower is a strong yet delicate building. It was made from puddle iron and many rivets.(rivets are kind of like big nails) It used to be the tallest structure in the world,but many buildings have past it's height since it was first built in 1887. The Eiffel Tower comes from four different feet that are held in the ground by many rivets. All of the feet meet up in the middle and go up for 984 feet until the top. The Eiffel Tower has three different platforms at different heights. The intermediate platform is just above the meeting of the feet. All the platforms are reached by stairs and elevators. The Eiffel Tower has been visited by more than 167 million people since it first opened in 1889. (http://www.eiffel-tower.us/Eiffel-Tower-Why-Was-the-Eiffel-Tower-Built.html),(http://corrosion-doctors.org/Landmarks/eiffel-history.htm),(Munro,16+17)and,(http://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia/world/eiffel-tower.html) Building the Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower was built for the world fair of 1889. It cost about 100 dollars to build.Guess how much it would cost today? about 34 million dollars. The Eiffel Tower has entered many competitions and won first place because of it's amazing structure and shape. 18,038 pieces were screwed int... ... middle of paper ... ... -At night you can see the Eiffel Tower from anywhere. It is covered in spotlights and is very bright. -The Eiffel Tower is made out of many triangles some very small and some very big. -the Eiffel Tower is repainted every 7 years with 50 tons of dark brown paint. - the Eiffel Tower is actually painted brown not gray. -more than 167 million people have visited the Eiffel Tower since it opened in 1889. - there are 347 steps to the first level, 674 to the second level and,1,710 steps to the top.(a small platform around the edge.) - Gustave Eiffel also built the coating for the statue of liberty a few years before he built the Eiffel Tower. (http://www.panoramas.dk/fullscreen3/f51_eiffel-tower.html),and (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/eiffel_tower.html)

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