The Paris Eiffel Tower

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1.0 Introduction.

The topic I am going to write about is The Eiffel Tower in France about its structure, history etc. Because Eiffel Tower is a very significant man-made building at that time(1889) and still the most famous and recognizable tower people could think of in the world nowadays.

1.1 History and background of The Eiffel Tower.

The Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France, buildt in 1889 and it is 1063 feet tall. The reason of the name of the Eiffel Tower is because it was named after Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, who was a famous civil engineer and architect. The tower was built for the International Exhibition of Paris in memory of the centenary of the French Revolution. It means too much for the french people, it is a sign of freedom and justice, and it has a huge political meaning.

Also during world war 1, The Eiffel Tower was used for communicating, it used as a wireless telegraph transmitter, so french military used the tower to talk wirelessly with ships in the Atlantic Ocean and block enemy messages.

Nowaday, The Eiffel Tower is still broadcasting radio and television signals in Paris, the capital city.

2.0 Findings

2.1 Structure

The work digging of the foundation began in 1887 and took 2 years, two months and five days to finish from 0% to 100%, it has been the highest building for 41 years until th e Chrysler Building in New York in 1930. The tower totally used 18000 pieces of iron was specifically designed and accurately calculated of a tenth of a millimeter, the thickness of the iron is only about 6 centimeters, because the expansion and contraction of irons the shape of the Eiffel Tower will slightly change, the iron where close to the sun side will expand so the peak of the tower moved away from the...

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...isremember the civil engineer and architect Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, who made many quality and great bridges and most importantly The Eiffel Tower. After the research I realised how amazing this famous tower's design and structure was, and learnt lots of stuff for how to be a good civil engineer.

4.0 Recommendations

It is recommended that

4.1 Handrails could be alot higher that able to block people from death jump, and place glass where there could be an accident.

4.2Securitis should go around to every coner to guild people, and watch people from doing unexpected move

4.3More facilities could be present inside Eiffel Tower for exampe: casino, just like skytower to let people spend more of their money. Bungee jumping is also a good choice.

Works Cited

http://www.propertyforum.com/property-in-france/126-the-eiffel-tower-and-its-impact-on-france.html

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