3. OF COURS IT LOCTED IN
EARTH
IN ONE OF THE RECHEST
CONTINET
4. PURPES
TO BUILD
a global cultural icon of
France.
one of the most recognizable
structures in the world.
Tallest structure in Paris.
The most-visited paid
monument in the world.
5. CONSTRUCTION
DETAIL
Eiffel Tower construction
between 1887 and 1889.
The foundations started in January
1887.
east and south legs were
straightforward,
each leg resting on four 2 m
concrete slabs, each slab needed
two piles 15 m long and 6 m in
diameter driven to a depth of 22 m
to support the concrete slabs,
The foundations were complete by
30 June the
erection of the ironwork began
6. CONSTRUCTION
DETAIL
At first the legs were
constructed as cantileversbut
about halfway to the first level
construction was paused in
order to construct a timber
scaffold The critical stage of
joining the four legs
the first level was complete by
March 1888.
Tower under construction—April 1888
Tower under construction—July 1888
Tower under construction—December
1888
Completed-- March 1889
8. MAINTENANCE
In every seven years
49 to 59 long ton
55 to 66 short tons
of paint need
paint for protect
the toert from rust
9. AESTHETIC
CONSIDERATIONS
Three colors paint on tower,
darkest on the bottom
the lightest at the top.
the tower is currently painted a
shade of bronze
The only non-structural elements
are the four decorative grillwork
arches served to
reassure visitors that the
structure was safe
to frame views of
architecture.
10. During its construction, the Eiffel
Tower surpassed the Washington
Monument to assume the title of the
tallest man-made structure in the
world,
Washington Monument
–built to remember and show
respect to the first American president
George Washington.
-made by marble, granite and
bluestone gneiss.
-standing 555feet5inches
RELATIVETY
the title it held for 41 years, until the
Chrysler Building in New York City was built
in 1930.
-Style sky scraper in New York City
-The structure was the world tallest
building for 11 months.
-It is still the tallest brick building in
the world.
Because of the addition of the
antenna atop the Eiffel Tower in 1957, it is
now taller than the Chrysler Building by 5.2
meters (17 ft.).
11. ECONOMICS
In 2011 Price of Eiffel tower
To build cost about $480,000,000
for the land the tower is worth
$350,000,000,
and that the scrap value of the
tower is worth $3,500,000.
tower makes a profit of about
$29,000,000 per year,.
It costs $5,300,000 to repaint the
tower, which is done once every
seven years. The electric bill is
$400,000 per year for 7.5 million
kilowatt-hours.
12. RESTAURANTS
The tower has two restaurants
Le 58 tour Eiffel,
on the first floor
Le 58 tour Eiffel, on
the first floor
13. We
WRITERS,
PAINTERS,
SCULPTORS,
ARCHITECTS
protest with all our strength,
with all our indignation in
the name French, against the
erection…of this useless and
monstrous Eiffel Tower
PROTISET
GUSTAVE EIFFEL
responded to these
criticisms by comparing
his tower to the Egyptian
Pyramids:
"My tower will be the
tallest edifice ever erected
by man.
Some of the protestors were
change their minds when the
tower was built
others remained unconvinced
14. THURIST
In the first time
Tickets cost 2 francs for the first level,
3 for the second, and 5 for the top,
Tickets cost 4, 00 Euro to use the stairs
to the 1st & 2nd floor it is
Tickets cost 12, 00 Euro to the top
The Tower opens at 9:30 am , and close
at 11 pm
6,719,200 people visited it in 2006
7.1 million people visited it in 2011.
More than 200,000,000 people have
visited the tower since its construction
in 1889, including.
The tower is the most-visited paid
monument in the world
15. BIOGRAPHY
Full Name: Alexandre-Gustave
OCCUPATION: Engineer
BIRTH DATE:December15,1832
DEATH DATE:december27,1923
EDUCATION: College of Art and
. Manufacturing
PLACE OF BIRTH: Dijon, France
PLACE OF DEATH: Paris, France
. Eiffel
Nickname: Magician of Iron
Eiffel was not much into
Engineering in his childhood; he
was more focus on history and
literature. Later on Eiffel majored
in Science and got his Master’s
degree in Science
16. "not only the art of the
modern engineer, but also
the century of Industry and
Science in which we are
living, and for which the way
was prepared by the great
scientific movement of the
eighteenth century and by
the Revolution of 1789, to
which this monument will be
built as an expression of
France's gratitude."
LAST SPEECH
17. REPRODACTION
As one of the most
iconic images in the
world, the Eiffel Tower
has been the inspiration
for the creation of over
30 duplicates and
similar towers around
the world.
LOCATED GREECE
MODEL 18 M
SCALE 1:18
LOCATED AUSTRALIA
MODEL 46 M
SCALE 1:6
LOCATED MEXICO
MODEL 18 M
SCALE 1:18
LOCATED CHINE
MODEL 108 M
SCALE 1:3
LOCATED USA
MODEL 165 M
SCALE 1:18
LOCATED JAPAN
MODEL 332.5 M
SCALE 1:1