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TheEiffelTower班级：12旅一姓名：丁玲学号：122082119Doyouknowwhereheis?EiffleToweristhemostfamouslandmarkintheworld.Itannounces:ItisParis.ItdominatestheskylineofParisandisaveryimportantlandmarkofbuildingconstructionhistory.4/10/20201889,the100thanniversaryoftheFrenchRevolution,Parisheldalarge-scaleinternationalfairstocelebrate.FairthemoststrikingexhibitsfromtheEiffelTower.Itbecameasymboloftheindustrialrevolutionsweepingtheworld.Thisisquiteextraordinaryinthehistoryofarchitecture.Towerhasatotaloffourlayers,eachlayerhasaplatforminthetowerandofferstunningviewsofthecityofParis.TheEiffelToweristhesymbolofParis,theFrenchpeopleknownastheIronLady.DayNightTheEiffelTowerwasbuiltfortheInternationalExhibitionofParisof1889commemoratingthecentenaryoftheFrenchRevolution.ThePrinceofWales,laterKingEdwardVIIofEngland,openedthetower.Ofthe700proposalssubmittedinadesigncompetition,GustaveEiffel'swasunanimouslychosen.Howeveritwasnotacceptedbyallatfirst,andapetitionof300names–includingthoseofMaupassant,EmileZola,CharlesGarnier(architectoftheOpéraGarnier),andDumastheYounger–protesteditsconstruction.At300metres(320.75mincludingantenna),and7000tons,itwastheworld'stallestbuildinguntil1930.Otherstatisticsinclude:2.5millionrivets.300steelworkers,and2years(1887-1889)toconstructit.Swayofatmost12cminhighwinds.Heightvariesupto15cmdependingontemperature.15,000ironpieces(excludingrivets).40tonsofpaint.1652stepstothetop.Thankyou!