“All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them”
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The Eiffel Tower was built for the World Exhibition in Paris in 1889, held in celebration of the French Revolution in 1789.
The construction was only meant to last for the duration of the Exposition in Paris, but it still stands today, despite all protests from contemporary artists who feared the construction would be the advent of structures without 'individuality' and despite the many people who feared that this huge 'object' would not fit into the architecture of Paris.
Today, there is no such aversion anymore among the Parisians, and one could not imagine Paris without the Eiffel Tower, in fact it has become the symbol of the City of Light, where everyone can find his dream, in Paris.
The man behind the Eiffel Tower in Paris was Gustave Eiffel, known from his revolutionary bridge building techniques, as employed in the great viaduct at Garabit in 1884. He also find his dream in Paris. These techniques would form the basis for the construction of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. He was also known for the construction of the Statue of Liberty's iron framework. Another embodiment of a man found his dream.
The structure took more than two years to complete. Each one of the about 12,000 iron pieces were designed separately to give them exactly the shape needed. All pieces were prefabricated and fit together using approx. 7 million nails.
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Once the tallest structure in the world, the Eiffel Tower is probably Europe's best known landmark and Paris's most famous symbol.
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| Eiffel Tower |
You couldn't possibly visit Paris without seeing the Eiffel Tower and finding your dream in Paris. Even if you do not want to visit this world famous structure, you will see its top from all over Paris. The Eiffel tower rises 300 meters tall (984 ft); when it was completed at the end of the 19th century it was twice as high as the Washington Monument, at the time the tallest structure in the world.
1889 World Exhibition
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| Eiffel Tower in 1889 |
The construction was only meant to last for the duration of the Exposition in Paris, but it still stands today, despite all protests from contemporary artists who feared the construction would be the advent of structures without 'individuality' and despite the many people who feared that this huge 'object' would not fit into the architecture of Paris.
Today, there is no such aversion anymore among the Parisians, and one could not imagine Paris without the Eiffel Tower, in fact it has become the symbol of the City of Light, where everyone can find his dream, in Paris.
Gustave Eiffel
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| Gustave Eiffel |
The structure took more than two years to complete. Each one of the about 12,000 iron pieces were designed separately to give them exactly the shape needed. All pieces were prefabricated and fit together using approx. 7 million nails.
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| Eiffel Tower at night |
The Tallest
Inaugurated March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower in Paris would be the tallest structure in the world until the completion of the Chrysler Building in 1930.
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