Paris Photo Gallery
Eiffel Tower

Champ de Mars Tour Eiffel

Date of birth : March 31, 1889 (hoisting the flag to the top)
Purpose : built for the Universal Exhibition in celebration of the French Revolution.
Contractor : Gustave Eiffel & Cie
Engineers : Maurice Koechlin & Emile Nouguier
Architect : Stephen Sauvestre
Studies : Begun 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)
# visitors up to December 31, 2004 : 216.476.171
To re-use these photos, please notify me by email : asiaglobe@yahoo.com.hk.

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