The Eiffel TowerBy: Caitlin McColl

Building

It took 2 years to complete the Eiffel Tower.

It took 132 workers and 50 engineers to build it.

It was complete in 1889, and was then the tallest structure in the world at 320 metres high!

Artist

The Eiffel tower was designed by Gustave Eiffel.

He was a French engineer that specialized in metallic buildings.

He also was a contributor to the Panama Canal and the armature of the Statue of Liberty.

Paris, France

The Eiffel Tower is the most famous structure in Paris, and possibly France.

The Eiffel Tower is 100% owned by The City of Paris.

It is located at 48.8583°N 2.2945°E

Fun Facts!

The Eiffel Tower has 2.5 million rivets. The Eiffel Tower weighs 7000 tons. 50 tons of paint has to be applied to it

every 7 years to avoid rust. It was built for the World's Fair to show

that iron could be strong like stone while being a lot lighter.

Bibliography

http://www.rphs.devisland.net/zach/funfacts.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Eiffel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower