Eiffel Tower - Paris - France
Dominating the capital's skyline at a lofty height of 324 metres, La Tour Eiffel was built as a
showpiece entrance arch for the Exposition Universelle, a World Fair commemorating 100
years since the French Revolution.
In total, it took 300 workers two years, two months and five days to join together 18,038 pieces
of puddled iron using a jaw-dropping 2.5 million rivets.
As France's best- loved monument, there can be little doubt about its future these days, but
despite its instant familiarity, the tower still has the power to surprise and captivate. Who
can forget the awesome Millennium celebrations when fireworks exploded into the midnight
air from the entire length of the structure? Who hasn't uttered a quiet gasp upon witnessing
the ten- minute glimmering light show that now occurs every hour on the hour from sunset
until 1 am?
It's views from the summit that enthral the crowds who rush to pick out the graceful sweep
of the Champs- Elysees, the unmissable outline of La Defense and the Grande Arche, as well as
the imposing headquarters.
showpiece entrance arch for the Exposition Universelle, a World Fair commemorating 100
years since the French Revolution.
In total, it took 300 workers two years, two months and five days to join together 18,038 pieces
of puddled iron using a jaw-dropping 2.5 million rivets.
As France's best- loved monument, there can be little doubt about its future these days, but
despite its instant familiarity, the tower still has the power to surprise and captivate. Who
can forget the awesome Millennium celebrations when fireworks exploded into the midnight
air from the entire length of the structure? Who hasn't uttered a quiet gasp upon witnessing
the ten- minute glimmering light show that now occurs every hour on the hour from sunset
until 1 am?
It's views from the summit that enthral the crowds who rush to pick out the graceful sweep
of the Champs- Elysees, the unmissable outline of La Defense and the Grande Arche, as well as
the imposing headquarters.
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