The Eiffel Tower: History, Facts, and Significance, Apuntes de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales

¡Descarga The Eiffel Tower: History, Facts, and Significance y más Apuntes en PDF de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales solo en Docsity! The Eiffel Tower Presented by: Gabriela Martínez angulo 5B History. The Eiffel Tower (tour Eiffel, in French), initially named a 300-meter tour (300-meter tower), is a puddle-shaped iron structure designed by engineers Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nouguier, endowed with a definitive look by the architect Stephen Sauvestre and built by the French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel and his collaborators for the Universal Exhibition of 1889 in Paris. Located at the end of the Champ de Mars on the banks of the River Seine, this Parisian monument, symbol of France and its capital, is the tallest structure in the city and the monument that receives the most visited entrance in the world, with 7.1 millions of tourists each year. With a height of 300 meters, extended later with an antenna to 324 meters, the Eiffel Tower the tallest structure in the world for 41 years. It was built in two years, two months and five days, and at the time generated some controversy among the artists of the time, who saw it as an iron monster. After finishing its function as part of the Universal Exhibitions of 1889 and 1900, it was used in tests of the French army with communication antennas, and nowadays it serves, in addition to tourist attraction, as a broadcaster of radio and television programs. Courious data.  The tower was designed to last only 20 years, the tower was saved thanks to the scientific experiments promoted by Eiffel. In particular it served to test the first radiographic transmissions, it worked as a military radio in 1903, since it was the first public radio broadcast in 1925 and finally ended up serving as a test bench for television.  Every night the Eiffel Tower dresses with its golden lighting and shines with its flashes for 5 minutes every hour, while its lighthouse illuminates Paris.  The total cost was 7,799,401 francs. It has 108 floors and more than 5 million lights distributed throughout the tower. Its foundations have a depth of 30 meters and there are more than 2 million safety rivets.  The weight of the metallic structure is 7,300 tons; however, a total weight of more than 10,000 tons is currently considered for the museum, stores and restaurants that were added. Bibliography:  https://sobrefrancia.com/2008/03/13/historia-de-la-torre-eiffel/  https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/rates-opening-times  http:// www.nationalgeographic.com.es/viajes/grandes-reportajes/la-torre-ei ffel-curiosidades-e-historia-del-monumento-mas-famoso-de-paris_10 244/5  https://www.infobae.com/2014/01/30/1540512-diez-datos-curiosos-l a-torre-eiffel /  https://www.pinterest.com.mx/explore/dibujo-de-torre-eiffel/  https://weheartit.com/entry/60896933 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.