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Copyright: Ignacio Miranda (Nacho) Silver Note Writer [C: 0 W: 0 N: 47] (189)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-12-04
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Olympus Camedia E-20P, Microdrive 2.2 Gb, Polarizer
Exposure: f/3.6, 1/200 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-03-17 19:17
Viewed: 959
Points: 6
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The Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889 commemorating the centenary of the French Revolution. The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII of England, opened the tower. Of the 700 proposals submitted in a design competition, Gustave Eiffel's was unanimously chosen.

However it was not accepted by all at first, and a petition of 300 names - including those of Maupassant, Emile Zola, Charles Garnier (architect of the Opéra Garnier), and Dumas the Younger - protested its construction.

At 300 metres (320.75m including antenna), and 7000 tons, it was the world's tallest building until 1930. Other statistics include:

2.5 million rivets.
300 steel workers, and 2 years (1887-1889) to construct it.
Sway of at most 12 cm in high winds.
Height varies up to 15 cm depending on temperature.
15,000 iron pieces (excluding rivets).
40 tons of paint.
1652 steps to the top.
It was almost torn down in 1909, but was saved because of its antenna - used for telegraphy at that time. Beginning in 1910 it became part of the International Time Service. French radio (since 1918), and French television (since 1957) have also made use of its stature.

During its lifetime, the Eiffel Tower has also witnessed a few strange scenes, including being scaled by a mountaineer in 1954, and parachuted off of in 1984 by two Englishmen. In 1923 a journalist rode a bicycle down from the first level. Some accounts say he rode down the stairs, other accounts suggest the exterior of one of the tower's four legs which slope outward.
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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 185 W: 1 N: 47] (1940)
  • [2005-03-17 21:56]

I love the ambiance of it even if we saw the Eifel Tower a zillion times. Good Work !

Mario

that's a beautiful and somewhat misty picture of the Eiffel tower, yet its lines are very clear. Beautiful work.

wooowww!
beautiful picture!!!
different!!
really, wow!
-Amely-

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