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La Torre Eiffel (Tour Eiffel, en francés) es una estructura diseñada por el ingeniero francés Gustav Eiffel con ocasión de la Exposición universal de 1889 en París. Se erigió en dos años.
Construida en controversia con los artistas de la época, que la veían como un monstruo de acero, se considera el símbolo indiscutible de Francia y de la ciudad de París en particular, siendo el monumento más visitado del mundo.
El ingeniero francés Gustave Eiffel presentó primero su proyecto de torre a los responsables del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, para que se construyera en esta ciudad con motivo de la Exposición Universal de Barcelona (1888); pero a los responsables del ayuntamiento barcelonés les pareció una construcción extraña, y cara, que no encajaría en la ciudad. Tras la negativa del consistorio barcelonés, Eiffel, presentó su proyecto a los responsables de la Exposición Universal de París, donde se erigiría un año más tarde, en 1889. Éstos aceptaron construir la torre, pese a que en principio pensaron que la tendrían que desmontar una vez acabada la exposición. Sólo la voluntad popular evitó que se derribase.
During sunset, the Eiffel Tower stands tall and proud, its intricate ironwork illuminated by the gentle rays of the sun. As the light changes, the tower's appearance evolves, transitioning from bright and vibrant to a softer, more romantic ambiance. The interplay of light and shadows accentuates the tower's elegant curves and architectural details, highlighting its iconic silhouette against the colorful sky.
The Eiffel Tower is a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. The tower is 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building, and the tallest structure in Paris. Its base is square, measuring 125 metres (410 ft) on each side. During its construction, the Eiffel Tower surpassed the Washington Monument to become the tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years until the Chrysler Building in New York City was finished in 1930. Due to the addition of a broadcasting aerial at the top of the tower in 1957, it is now taller than the Chrysler Building by 5.2 metres (17 ft). Excluding transmitters, the Eiffel Tower is the second-tallest structure in France after the Millau Viaduct.
Gustave Eiffel fue uno de los arquitectos e ingenieros más influyentes del siglo pasado. Creador de la Torre Eiffel y la Estatua de la Libertad, dejó sus huellas en la ciudad de Córdoba con esta rueda o vuelta al mundo luego transformada en emblemática escultura de la ciudad
This was a total planned shot, I slept at the hotel next to the Eiffel Tower because I knew it would snow all night and I wanted to capture the Eiffel Tower with fresh snow and was so happy of the result :-) have you ever see Paris under the snow?
I went under the Eiffel tower and we had a very nice sky, with a wide angle lens, I got this shot. Loved the sky that end of afternoon
if I remember rightly, this was shot from the top of the Pompidou Centre. I might be completely wrong, if anyone who knows Paris better can tell me I'd be grateful.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is the tallest structure in Paris and one of the most recognized structures in the world.[1] Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, 6,719,200 people visited the tower in 2006[2] and more than 200,000,000 since its construction.[3] This makes the tower the most visited paid monument in the world per year.[4] Including the 24 m (79 ft) antenna, the structure is 324 m (1,063 ft) high (since 2000), which is equivalent to about 81 levels in a conventional building.
At the time of its construction in 1887, the tower replaced the Washington Monument as the world's tallest structure, a title it retained until 1930, when New York City's Chrysler Building (319 m — 1,047 ft tall) was completed.[5] The tower is now the fifth-tallest structure in France. The Eiffel Tower is the tallest structure in Paris, with the second-tallest being the Tour Montparnasse (210 m — 689 ft), although that will soon be surpassed by Tour AXA (225.11 m — 738.36 ft).
Taken after a rain storm in Paris in June 2005
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Exhibition@"Gone Fishing" (XGF0706 Closed)