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By: __ K a y l a __, __ S h a i n a __, & __ Z a c h__ The Eiffel Tower Location: Paris, France The Architect: Gustave Eiffel The Eiffel Tower Uses 7,500,000 Million Kilowatts An Hour of Electricity Annually The Eiffel Tower Is Used For: A Landmark in Paris For Tourist Attraction, Radio Transmission, and Observatory Purposes You __Can__ Tour This Building You Can __Not__ Live In The Eiffel Tower To Build The Eiffel Tower It Cost: £260000 The Volume Of The Eiffel Tower Is 49,00 The Square Footage Of The Eiffel Tower Is 412 sq.ft. There Is A Cost To Visit/Go Inside The Eiffel Tower: For a trip all the way to the top by Elevator, the cost for adults is **€**13.10. People between 12 and 24 years old get in for **€**11.50. Children between 4 and 12 years of age pay **€**9.00. For a trip only to the first or second level, the prices are **€**8.10, **€**6.50, and **€**4.00, respectively. Eiffel Tower Tour You can also climb the stairs as far as the second level for a lower price; but it’s a very tough climb in an open stairway, and it should not be undertaken by anyone with heart problems, knee problems, any fear of heights, etc. The stairs cost **€**4.50 for persons over 24, **€3.50** for ages 12-24, and **€**3.00 for kids between 4 and 12. Stairs are available only to the second level; for the summit, you must take (and pay for) the elevator. You can also book on to an Eiffel Tower Tour that takes in the structure alongside other Paris highlights. Time Line: 1889-1930 Fun Facts: -The Eiffel Tower Has A Bunch Of Antenas Of All Sorts -Building The Eiffel Tower Took 2 Years 2 Months and 5 Days﻿ **- **The Eiffel Tower has 2,500,000 rivets in it -The Eiffel tower is 320 meters high and weights 7000 tons. It has 1710 steps. The first floor is at 57 meters and 360 steps from the ground, the second at 115 meters and 1060 steps from the ground. The third floor at 274 meters from the ground is only reachable by lift. - The Eiffel tower was designed by Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923), a French engineer specialized in metallic buildings. -Completed in 1889 for the Paris world exhibition, it was built in two years by 132 workers and 50 engineers. -The Eiffel Tower shrinks 6 inches in winter -The Eiffel Tower was built for the World's Fair to demonstrate that iron could be as strong as stone while being infinitely lighter. -This is how you say Eiffel Tower in Spanish. Torre de Eiffel -The Eiffel Tower Resturaunt seats up to 200 people -It took a team of 25 painters to paint the Eiffel Tower. -Solar heating can causes the Eiffel Tower to expand up to 3.25 in. In 1925, a con artist sold the Eiffel Tower for scrap, twice! -Protecting the Eiffel Tower from rust requires the application of 50 tons of paint every seven years. Pictures More Facts: The Eiffel Tower Has Approximately 6.8 million people visit the Eiffel Tower every year! The Eiffel Tower Is a Symbol Of France. People Who Use Wheelchairs can visit the Eiffel Tower as well, but only to the 2nd floor. Solar Heating Causes The Eiffel Tower To Shrink 3.25in. The Restaurant In The Eiffel Tower Is Called Jules Verne (Its On The Second Floor And Cost 160$ or 80Euros to eat there!) The Eiffel Tower Is The Best Known Monument in Europe. The Eiffel Tower Has Been Seen/Mentioned in a lot of Movies/ Shows Some Including Rush Hour3 and Zack And Cody. The Eiffel Tower Was Initially Intended To Be Dismantled 20 years after its construction, but luckily this never happened. Where the Eiffel Tower Is: Champ de Mars, 75007 Paris, France. Absolute Location: 48*51'30.16"N 2*17'39.70"S. Erection Of The Building:﻿ ﻿﻿Began- Jan. 26 2887Completed- March 31 1889Start To Finish- 2years 2months & 5days __ One More Thing! __ The Eiffel Tower Was Created To Celebrate The Anniversary Of The French Revolution! -Over 200,000,000 people have visited the Eiffel Tower, since it's construction in 1889. -The Eiffel tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world! -It is about the same height as an 81-storey building. <span style="color: #ffeb00; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 24px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">-In 2004 the Eiffel tower bagan hosting an ice skating rink each winter on the first floor <span style="color: #e06700; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 24px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">The Eiffel Tower is used as a symbol for France. <span style="color: #ffec00; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 19px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">-On the Eiffel Tower, 72 names of French scientists, engineers and some other people are engraved in recognition of their contributions. <span style="color: #e06700; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 19px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">-The Eiffel has 2 resturants on the 1st and 2nd floor. <span style="color: #ffe600; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 19px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">-In 1956 a fire damaged the top of the Eiffel tower. -The 2 resturauntes names are Altitude 95 and Jules Verne. <span style="color: #ffe600; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 19px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">-Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was born in Dijon France, December 15, 1832. <span style="color: #e06700; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 19px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">-Alexandre Gustave died December 27th, 1923 in his mansion in Paris! <span style="color: #ffdb00; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 19px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">-The restaurant Jules Verne is more expensive than Altitude 95. <span style="color: #e06700; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 19px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">-Till 1930 the Eiffel Tower was the tallest building in the world.