Eiffel Tower

Are you planning to visit the beautiful capital and largest city of France If it is true then you must visit the famous Eiffel Tower while traveling to the wonderful city of Paris.

Facts About Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower is a wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was built in Paris in the year1889.

For many years, this tower was considered as the tallest man-made structure.

It was also counted among the famous Seven Wonders of the World.

Being a gigantic man-made structure, the Eiffel Tower was inaugurated on 31st March in the year 1889.

Built by Gustave Eiffel, the world famous Eiffel Tower was foundation of the Universal Exposition celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the historic French Revolution.

Every year millions of visitors come to Paris and enjoy the beautiful view of Eiffel Tower. A visit to the city of Paris remains incomplete without a visit to the gorgeous Eiffel Tower. More than 100 years after the construction of famous Eiffel tower, its technology, and its lift as well as elevator system still remain astonishing. Gustave Eiffel took only 26 months to construct this magnificent tower which is 1,050 feet high. The machinery used to build Eiffel Tower is still applied after being repaired and mechanized.

At the initial stage, many visitors were shocked by the massive size of this tower. Gustave Eiffel was extremely criticized for the entire designing and he was also accused of trying to create something artistic without considering the engineering part of this structure.

Architecture and Shape of Eiffel Tower

• The shape of the Eiffel Tower was checked by the mathematical calculation that was relating to wind resistance.

• Quite a few theories related to this mathematical calculation have also been anticipated over the years and among them the most recent one is a nonlinear integral differential equation which is based on the counterbalance of the wind pressure on any point on the tower along with the tension in between the construction elements at that point.



 

• That shape of the Eiffel Tower is exponential, a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent.

• A cautious plot of this structure curving discloses two totally different exponentials and among them the lower section is featuring a powerful resistance to twist forces.




 

From the beginning of the 20th century, the world famous Eiffel Tower has been regularly used for radio transmission. Until the decade of 1950s, an infrequently customized set of antenna wires ran from the top to anchors on the both Avenue de Suffren and Champ de Mars. After that, they were linked to the long-wave transmitters in the small bunkers. After that, in the year 1909, a stable subversive radio centre was constructed near the south pillar. This pillar still exists till date.

Basically, the Eiffel Tower is visited by the foreign as well as local tourists and it is considered as one of the popular places in France. It features two restaurants on the first and second floor of the tower. It has passenger lifts which are controlled by wires and pulleys driven by the scientifically made massive water-powered pistons. if you are a leisure tourist and want to visit Eiffel Tower for the first time, then it will be a nice and memorable experience for you.