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The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel) is one of the most recognized structures in the world. 6,719,200 people visited the tower in 2006. 240 million have visited since its construction. Including the 24m (79 antenna), the structure is 324 m (1,063 ft) high, is equivalent to about 81 levels in a conventional building, making it the tallest structure in Paris. When inauguarated on March 31, 1889, it replaced the Washington Monument as the as the world's tallest structure--a title it retained until 1930 when New York City's Chrysler Building was completed. Despite its delicate appearance, the Eiffel Tower weighs 7,300 tons. Constructed of 18,038 joined pieces of puddled irons and 2.5 million rivets provided from the forging mills and factories of Pompey Fould-Dupont, it never sways more than 6-7 cm in the wind. Depending on the ambient temperature, the top of the tower may shift away from the sun by up to 18 cm (7 in) due to thermal expansion.
The Tower was built to the design of Gustave Eiffel, under engineers Maurice Koechlin & Emile Nouguier and architect Stepehen Sauvestre, over 2 years, 2 months and 5 days between 1887 and 1889, as the entrance arch for the Exposition Universelle of 1889 on the Champ de Mars beside the River Seine. Eiffel's design was initially met with restistance by the public, who accused him, alternatively, of putting artistic ambition ahead of engineering and ignoring artistic ambition. Today, it is recognized as one of the finer pieces of structural art in the world, but its shape was actually dictated by mathematical deference to wind resistance. Eiffel had a permit for it to stand for 20 years, when ownership would revert back to the City of Paris, who planned to tear it down. Proving invaluable for communication purposes, however, it was allowed to stand beyond the permit's expiration.
Visitors may climb 328 stairs or take an elevator 57.63 meters to the first floor, and then another 340 steps or elevator 115.73 meters to the second floor. The third floor upper observation platform, at a height of 276.13 meters, is approachable by elevator. The passenger lifts from ground level to the first level are operated by cables and pulleys driven by massive water-powered pistons. As they ascend the inclined arc of the legs, the elevator cabins tilt slightly, but with a slight jolt, every few seconds in order to keep the floor nearly level. The tower has two restaurants: Altitude 95, on the first floor; and the more expensive Alain Ducasse-run Jules Verne, on the second floor.
Over the years, the tower has been used for myriad communication, symbolic and scientific purposes. In 1910, Father Theodor Wulf took observations of radiant energy at the top and bottom of the tower, discovering at the top more than was expected, and thereby detecting what are today known as cosmic rays. In 1914, the military used the tower to dispatch Parisian taxis to the front line during the First Battle of the Marne. From 1925 to 1934, illuminated signs for Citroën adorned three of the tower's four sides, making it the tallest advertising space in the world at the time. In 2000, flashing lights and four high-power searchlights were installed on the tower. Since then the light show has become a nightly event.
This was taken exclusively with the D90 and the f1.8 35mm lens. I did not always have the best focus or exposure. The camera does not make it easy and requires very careful setup for good video.
I had fun making this anyway!
The Eiffel Tower Constructed from 1887–89 as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair, it was initially criticized by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design,
but it has become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world.
Eiffel tower at night, during the 5 minute light show they have.
Long exposure shot.
I'm sorry for it not being completely straight but I didn't have a tripod, I had to use what was around me.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, one of the most recognizable landmarks in the city. With the
tourist crowds below the tower.
The Eiffel Tower (French: Tour Eiffel) is a 19th century iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris that has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The Eiffel Tower, which is the tallest building in Paris, is the single most visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year. Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrance arch for the 1889 World's Fair.
Paris, France '09
La tour Eiffel est une tour de fer puddlé de 324 mètres de hauteur (avec antennes)o 1 située à Paris, à l’extrémité nord-ouest du parc du Champ-de-Mars en bordure de la Seine dans le 7e arrondissement. Construite par Gustave Eiffel et ses collaborateurs pour l’Exposition universelle de Paris de 1889, et initialement nommée « tour de 300 mètres », ce monument est devenu le symbole de la capitale française, et un site touristique de premier plan : il s’agit du second site culturel français payant le plus visité en 2011, avec 7,1 millions de visiteurs dont 75 % d'étrangers en 2011, la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris étant en tête des monuments à l'accès libre avec 13,6 millions de visiteurs estimés2 mais il reste le monument payant le plus visité au monde3,note 1. Elle a accueilli son 250 millionième visiteur en 2010.
D’une hauteur de 312 mètreso 1 à l’origine, la tour Eiffel est restée le monument le plus élevé du monde pendant 41 ans. Le second niveau du troisième étage, appelé parfois quatrième étage, situé à 279,11 m, est la plus haute plateforme d'observation accessible au public de l'Union européenne et la deuxième plus haute d'Europe, derrière la Tour Ostankino à Moscou culminant à 337 m. La hauteur de la tour a été plusieurs fois augmentée par l’installation de nombreuses antennes. Utilisée dans le passé pour de nombreuses expériences scientifiques, elle sert aujourd’hui d’émetteur de programmes radiophoniques et télévisés.