Eiffle Tower by Day
Date Opened to Public: March 31, 1889
Built for the Universal Exhibition in celebration of the French Revolution.
Age: 117 years
Contractor: Gustave Eiffel & Cie
Engineers: Maurice Koechlin & Emile Nouguier
Architect: Stephen Sauvestre
Project Studies: Began in 1884
Construction: 1887 to 1889 (2 years, 2 months and 5 days)
Composition: 18,038 pieces, 2,500,000 rivets
Weight of the metal structure: 7,300 tons
Total weight: 10,100 tons
Height: 324m (height with flagpole)
Coordinates :
Latitude : 48º 51' 32" North
Longitude : 002º 17' 45" East
Numbers of visitors up to December 31, 2005: 222.904.612
Distinctive feature: Recognizable throughout the entire world
Number of steps: 1665
Owner: City of Paris
I really did not like Paris that much. The people really do not like Americans.
One strange thing happened while I was there. I was having lunch at a Café near the Notre Dame Cathedral and I heard someone say “Well hello Shawn” and I turned around to see my next door neighbors Gary and Ingrid from Tigard Oregon. Yes it is a small world.
Eiffle Tower by night
Top of the Tower
There a 3 different levels to the Tower.
Chatres Cathedral
The Cathedral of Chartres ("Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres," French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres), located in Chartres, about 50 miles (80 km) from Paris, is considered one of the finest examples in all France of the "Gothic" style of architecture. The cathedral is still the seat of the Diocese of Chartres, in the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical province of Tours.
Arch de Triumph
You will see the Arch from a photo from the top of the tower when you scroll down.
Sclupture Notra Dame Cathedral
Parliament Hall
Another view from the Tower
Glass at the Cathedral of Ulm
Chatres Cathedral (vertical)
Another Tower View
Arch de Triumph
The Arc de Triomphe is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It was commissioned in 1806 after the victory at Austerlitz by Emperor Napoleon I at the peak of his fortunes. Laying the foundations alone took two years to construct.
Statue
Archway
Sculptured Column
Paris Square (from bus)
Memorial
Eiffle Tower - Elevatorhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=545279225101088440
The trip down.
Top of the Effile Towerhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-966733361023312160&hl=en
