1. The Eiffel Tower

2. The Eiffel Tower is the Symbol of Paris.
It is affectionately called “The Iron Lady.”

3. Why was the Eiffel Tower built?
Who was the genius behind it?

4. World’s Fair 1889 It was built for World’s Fair and to
celebrate the centennial of the French Revolution.
The tower officially opened May 5, 1889.
“The Iron Lady” was the star attraction with 2 million visitors.
It symbolizes ideals of ingenuity, progress, and beauty.
It was the tallest structure in the world until 1930.

5. Gustave Eiffel
Born December 15, 1832, in Dijon, France
Died December 28, 1923, in Paris
An engineer, Gustave Eiffel designed 100’s of lattice-like metal structures of all kinds and sizes:
Bridges
Viaducts
Infrastructure of The Statue of Liberty, 1876
The Eiffel Tower, 1889, his crowning achievement

6. Oh là là! Quelle Grandeur!
Took 2 years, 2 months, 5 days to build
5,300 blue prints
18,038 parts
2,500,000 rivets
Weighs 10,000 tons
Measures 324 meters high
50 engineers
125 workmen on site
100 iron workers
1665 steps
Cost $1.5 million

7. The Iron Lady is Kept Beautiful!
“We will most likely never realize the full importance of painting the Tower, that it is the essential element in the conservation of metal works and the more meticulous the paint job, the longer the Tower shall endure.” Gustave Eiffel
Painted every 7 years to preserve the iron and steel structure.
Takes 14 months to paint from top to bottom.
Takes 60 tons of paint.
25 painters kept busy.

8. “The Iron Lady” Shines for All!
Lampposts – Gas - Incandescent lamps—Neon—Sodium lamps—Electricity
May, 1889
Lampposts were used to illuminate the tower.
1937
André Grasset created the largest chandelier in the world to hang under the first platform.
1985
352 thousand watt projectors equipped with sodium lamps lighted the tower from inside.
2000
2000 electric beams light the tower
to celebrate the new millennium!

9. “THE GUARDIAN OF PARIS”
1914 “The tower radiotelegraphy center intercepts enemy messages. …[and] the infamous Mata Hari spy is caught.”
1927 “Lindbergh used the lighted tower to guide him to the end of his daring voyage.”
World War II : All the elevator and electrical cables are cut to prevent the Occupational (German) forces from using the tower.
Tourist attraction: The tower is the most famous monument in the world with 6 million visitors a year.

10. Par un étudiant inconnu
la fin!
Par un étudiant inconnu

11. Works Cited
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Blume, Eli, and Stein, Gail. French Two Years, New Edition, AMSCO School Publications, Inc., Pages
Magi, Giovanna. All Paris, Bonechi. 1990