Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower was completed in 1889 and is named after Gustav Eiffel, the famous architect and structural engineer who designed it.

The Eiffel Tower is 300 meters high, the antenna is 24 meters high, and the total height is 324 meters. The tower is made up of many scattered steel components-it looks like a bunch of model components. There are 18038 steel components weighing 10000 tons. During construction, a total of 7 million were drilled and 2.5 million rivets were used. Except for the four legs, which are made of reinforced concrete, the whole body is made of steel, and the total weight of the tower body is 7000 tons. The tower is divided into three floors, 57.6 meters, 115.7 meters and 276.1 meters above the ground respectively. There are restaurants on the first and second floors, and a viewing deck is built on the third floor. There are 1711 steps from the tower base to the top of the tower, sharing 7000 tons of steel, 12000 metal parts, and 2.59 million rivets.

About 6.98 million people visited the Eiffel Tower in 2011. In 2010, the cumulative number of visitors exceeded 250 million, bringing 1.5 billion euros in tourism revenue to Paris every year.

The Eiffel Tower was originally built to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the victory of the French Revolution, but then gradually became a tourist attraction, mainly for tourists. At the same time, the Effey Tower will also play a huge role in scientific experiments: aerodynamics experiments, material endurance research, mountaineering physiology, radio research, telecommunications issues, meteorological observations, etc. For more than 120 years, the Eiffel Tower has gone through a process from technology to art and then transformed into a symbol. Today, the Eiffel Tower appears in the eyes of the world's public as a craft design building mixing technology and art, and as a humanistic symbol.

The Eiffel Tower was a symbol of the Industrial Revolution that swept the world at that time. So, it was built for the World Expo. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the victory of the French Revolution is a monument representing the honor of France. It became a symbol of the Industrial Revolution that swept the world at that time. It is a technical masterpiece in the history of world architecture and has held the world's tallest building for 45 years. It has become an important attraction in France and Paris and a symbol of modern Paris (Notre Dame de Paris can be said to be a symbol of ancient Paris). It shows the French's whimsical romantic taste, artistic taste, innovative courage and sense of humor. It represented that Europe was in a specific period of transition and transformation from the classical tradition to modernity at that time. The Tower made significant contributions to radio communications during World War I.