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Name : Natasya Lexsandrian Winim

Class : E1

Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel is a wrought-iron lattice tower on
the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is
named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel,
whose company designed and built the tower.

Locally nicknamed “La dame de fer” (French


for “Iron Lady”), it was constructed from 1887
to 1889 as the centerpiece of the 1889 World’s
Fair. Although initially criticised by some of
France’s leading artists and intellectuals for its
design, it has since become a global cultural
icon of France and one of the most
recognisable structures in the world. The Eiffel
Tower is the most visited monument with an
entrance fee in the world: 6.91 million people
ascended it in 2015. It was designated a
monument historique in 1964, and was named
part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site
(“Paris, Banks of the Seine”) in 1991.
Source: https:/www.architecturaldigest.comstory/
eiffel-tower-paris-secret-apartment

Maintenance of the tower includes applying 60 tons of paint every seven years to
prevent it from rusting. The tower has been completely repainted at least 19 times
since it was built. Lead paint was still being used as recently as 2001 when the
practice was stopped out of concern for the environment. As one of the most iconic
landmarks in the world, the Eiffel Tower has been the inspiration for the creation of
many replicas and similar towers. An early example is Blackpool Tower in England.
Gustave Eiffel engraved on the tower the names of 72 French scientists, engineers
and mathematicians in recognition of their contributions to the building of the tower.
Eiffel chose this "invocation of science" because of his concern over the artists'
protest. At the beginning of the 20th century, the engravings were painted over, but
they were restored in 1986–87 by the Société Nouvelle d'exploitation de la Tour
Eiffel, a company operating the tower.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower

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