2. The Eiffel Tower was created in 1887-1889 by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. They finished it on March 28, 1889. It took 2 years and 2 months and 5 days to complete.

3. Only ONE worker was killed in making the Eiffel Tower. FUN FACTS It was saved from being demolished by being turned into a radio transmitter. It is made of 9441 tons of steel. It is 984 ft. tall and has 18,038 individual pieces. It has been painted six different colors in it’s history, all being different shades of brown. It takes 50 tons of paint to paint it. It took 50 engineers, 5300 blueprints and 121 workers to build it. (but one died)

4. MORE FUN FACTS There are 20,000 lights that make the Eiffel Tower sparkle at night. It takes 7.8 million kWh per year. It takes 25 painters and 15-18 months to paint the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower has 600 workers. The Eiffel Tower has 7 million annual visitors per year The Eiffel Tower has only 1,665 steps just to the third level.

5. EVEN MORE FUN FACTS They started building the Eiffel Tower on January 26, 1887 The Eiffel Tower shrinks 6 inches in the winter The Eiffel Tower expands 3.25 Inches during the summer The Eiffel Tower is open everyday of the year from 9am -12am the Eiffel Tower’s address is 5 th avenue Anatole France. Prices: 1 st floor: 4.10 € 2 nd floor: 8€ 3 rd floor: 13€

6. Eiffel Tower