Fun Facts about the Eiffel tower!!!

1. It Was Built As An Entrance For The 1889 World's Fair

    In honor of the French Revolution's hundredth year anniversary, the city of Paris hosted the 1889 Exposition Universally, known in English as the 1889 World's Fair. Artists from all over the nation sent in their concepts for a structure, but the project fell into the hands of a construction firm owned by Gustave Eiffel, an architect and bridge-builder who also helped to design the Statue of Liberty.


2. The Size Of The Tower Changes With The Weather

    When constructing the tower, Gustave Eiffel chose to use latticed wrought iron in order to prove that it could be just as strong as stone while also being lighter. The end result is a structure that is made up of approximately 7,300 tons of iron. Including its antenna, it is approximately 1,060 feet (320 meters) tall on an average day, but that's subject to change depending on the weather. The sun also causes it to expand and grow approximately 6 inches taller, while the cold will cause it to shrink by approximately 6 inches.


3. It Was The World's Tallest Man-Made Structure For Over 40 Years

    Even without factoring in its antenna, the Eiffel Tower stands at approximately 984 feet or 300 meters. It was unprecedented in its soaring height and widely considered to be a living testament to the advancements in modern architecture and engineering of its time. It remained the tallest man-made structure in the world for approximately four decades, from its construction in 1889 to 1930. The building that ultimately dethroned it was the Empire State Building, which stands at approximately  1,250 feet, or 381 meters, without taking its tip into account.


4. There Is A Secret Apartment On The Third Level

    Gustave Eiffel slipped a small apartment for himself into the design for the third floor of the tower. It's fully furnished, including a grand piano, and attached to a few laboratory areas that he used to conduct various experiments.  He received several offers from people who were interested in spending even just a single night in the Eiffel Tower, but he turned all of them down. He used the apartment as a quiet place to carve out some time for himself - and to host some impressive guests, including Thomas Edison, the inventor of the phonograph.  Eiffel's apartment is still unavailable for rental by the public, but it has been put on display for visitors, with much of the original furnishing still there.


5. It Has Been "Sold" By A Con Artist

    Victor Lustig was a remarkably skilled con artist from Austria-Hungary. He was infamous across Europe for his scams, but he truly made a name for himself when he traveled to Paris in 1925. After reading a newspaper article that went into detail about the city's struggle of maintaining the Eiffel Tower as it was becoming increasingly more expensive, he saw an opportunity to make some quick cash. 

    He gathered a group of scrap metal dealers and convinced them that the city was no longer able to afford the structure's costs. To keep them from seeking any further information, he claimed that the city was unable to publicly announce the plans to sell the tower for scrap metal due to fear of public outcry. Surprisingly, he found a buyer: a man named André Poisson. After he received his payment, he fled to Austria. He later returned and attempted to pull the same trick again, but this time, he was reported to the police and had no choice but to move to the United States to avoid being arrested.


6. There Were Protests Against Its Construction

    It's one of the world's most beloved landmarks now, but believe it or not, the Eiffel Tower was met with protests at the time of its conception. The government was presented with a petition that contained over 300 signatures. Additionally, there were concerns among nature lovers that the tower's height could potentially interfere with the birds that flew over Paris. None of these things made much of a difference, however, and the tower ultimately came to be one of France's most beloved and iconic structures.


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Written by: Rudraksh Rajput, TY Metallurgy  (Team Fun fact Friday)

Reference: www.thetravel.com

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