The Eiffel Tower
I’ve never seen anything so cool! The Eiffel Tower was completed in 1889 as a landmark for the World’s Fair that Paris hosted. Did you know that it was almost built in Barcelona, Spain? The city leaders in Barcelona didn’t like it, so the French said it could be built in Paris!
It is 1,063 feet high and was at one time the tallest building in the whole world. I know that in movies set in Paris you can usually see the Eiffel Tower out of the window… but really, it isn’t like that. In Paris, most buildings are under 7 stories tall, so there are very few buildings that you can actually see it from.
At night, the tower is lit up using over 3,000 lights. The brightly lit tower is partly why Paris is nicknamed “The City of Lights”. There are about 25 known replicas of the tower all over the world from Kazakstan to Texas! Monsieur Gustave Eiffel sure knew what he was doing! I wish I could have told him “Merci” for building such an awesome structure!
Have an Adventure Every Day!
Affectueusement,
Dewey
Add comment May 13th, 2009
