Eiffel Tower (French: La Tour Eiffel；; English: The Eiffel Tower stands in the Ares Square in Paris, France. It is a world-famous building and one of the symbols of French culture. It is also one of the landmarks and the tallest building in Paris. It is 300 meters high, the antenna is 24 meters high, and the total height is 324 meters. It was built in 1889 and named after the famous architect and structural engineer gustave eiffel who designed it.
The design of the iron tower is novel and unique. It is a technical masterpiece in the history of world architecture, and it is also an important scenic spot and prominent symbol in Paris, France. On May 1889 and 15, in order to cut the ribbon for the opening ceremony of the World Expo, Gustav Eiffel, the designer of the tower, personally raised the French flag 300 meters above the tower. Therefore, in order to commemorate his contribution to France and Paris, a bronze bust was specially built for him under the tower.
Because Paris, France is a romantic city and its buildings are low and full of emotional appeal, this ugly and abrupt steel behemoth suddenly stands in the center of the city, which makes Parisians very angry. They have tried to demolish the Eiffel Tower many times, thinking it is the worst and most failed building in Paris, but now it has become the most attractive architectural landmark in France and even in the world. About 6.98 million people visited in 20 1 1 year, and the cumulative number of visitors in 201year exceeded 250 million, bringing 654,380.5 billion euros in tourism revenue to Paris every year. Finally, the people of Paris accepted it and regarded the Eiffel Tower as a symbol of France.
The Eiffel Tower has experienced a hundred years of wind and rain, but after the overhaul in the early 1980s, it still stands tall on the banks of the Seine. This is the pride of all French people and the pride of the world.