2011年3月27日星期日

Eiffel Tower----The miracle of France

Eiffel Tower (French: La Tour Eiffel) is a built in 1889 in Paris, France Mars square hollow structural steel tower, 300 meters high, the antenna 24 meters high, total height of 324 meters. Eiffel Tower is named after its bridge design engineer Gustave Eiffel. Tower design unique, is the world's architectural masterpieces in the history of technology, and thus became an important French and Paris attractions and prominent signs.

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Eiffel Tower is one of the symbols of Paris, the French love to be known as the "Iron Lady. " It is the Empire State Building in New York, Tokyo, known as the world's three tower with the famous building. In 1889, the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution, Paris held a major international exhibition and celebration. Fair, the most striking exhibits is the Eiffel Tower. It swept the world became a symbol of the industrial revolution. Eiffel Tower (also translated as "Eiffel Tower") is the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, located in the northern end of the square Mars south bank of the Seine. January 26, 1887 start, May 15, 1889 open, dating back more than 100 years of history. Notre Dame is like the Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, the Champs Elysees in Paris as a landmark.

Eiffel Tower is a miracle, not only because of its unique design, and construction of the tower is also faster than expected, costs less than expected. Fair program is started on May 6, and Tower March 31 to schedule. Eiffel and his record company to recover the cost of funds rate. Expo held in six months, the tower earned 140 million U.S. dollars, while the original estimated cost of only $ 1,600,000, plus there are government subsidies to 30 million before the end of the exposition has been fully recover their investments. Tower built in a very spectacular, so get a lot of the initial appreciation of critics. Including the then French Prime Minister Tirard, at first opposed his views on the project, but in the end of the day he was awarded the Legion of Honor Medal Eiffel (Legion of Honor). The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of French high technology, has become the symbol of France.

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