2006-10-12 15:52:35 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The structure was built between 1887 and 1889 as the entrance arch for the Exposition Universelle, a World's Fair marking the centennial celebration of the French Revolution. It is located at geographic coordinates 48°51′29″N, 2°17′40″E. The tower was inaugurated on 31 March 1889, and opened on 6 May. Three hundred workers joined together 18,038 pieces of puddled iron (a very pure form of structural iron), using three and a half million rivets, in a structural design by Maurice Koechlin. The risk of accident was great, for unlike modern skyscrapers the tower is an open frame without any intermediate floors except the two platforms. Yet because Eiffel took good care of his workers with movable stagings, guard-rails and screens, only one man died, during the installation of Otis Elevator's lifts.
The tower was met with resistance from the public when it was built, with many calling it an eyesore (Novelist Guy de Maupassant ate at a restaurant at the tower regularly, because it was the one place in Paris he was sure he wouldn't see it). Today, it is widely considered to be a striking piece of structural art.
2006-10-12 16:00:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
The Eiffel Tower is famous because of the French war. They built it as a protector for there men. It was done the biggest building. It became history sone and they had no intension of tearing it down. That is the reason the Eiffel Tower is famous.
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2014-01-03 16:38:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2015-08-08 04:00:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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That is kind of like asking "besides the statue of liberty, what else is there in America?" Do a little reading. The whole country is practicly a museum full of famous places. Some of these cities have been in existence for thousands of years. Their are boat loads of famous artists, rulers, castles, cathedrals, battle fields, documents and lots, lots more. The eiffel tower is just in one part of Paris.
2016-04-08 16:45:32 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Louvre The Riviera The Champs Elyse The Sorbonne
2016-03-18 01:05:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was a gift to the United States from France. You can read more about the Eiffel Tower at the link I have provided to you. It's a great story!
2006-10-12 15:59:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
It is famous because it's big and unusual....just like the Twin Towers used to be.
2006-10-12 15:57:42 · answer #7 · answered by Dianne 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
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2016-06-29 00:01:02 · answer #8 · answered by Rajeev Gupta 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If i remember correctly, not saying I do....
But it was suppose to be built for a world fair. And it was suppose to be torn down after the world fair. And then it turned into such a marvel that they kept it.
2006-10-12 16:06:41 · answer #9 · answered by Brandi 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it was built for a french fair and in its time it was a great spectical being the tallest structure in the world
2006-10-12 15:54:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋