eiffel tower

     

The Eiffel Tower as seen from the Champ-e-Mars

Trivia about eiffel tower

  • In 1930 the Chrysler Building surpassed this foreign structure by over 60 feet to become the world's tallest
  • De Maupassant, Zola & Dumas fils were among those signing a petition decrying it as "a gigantic... factory chimney"
  • Robert Delaunay is known for his colorful series of Cubist paintings of this French tower
  • For a great view, get to the top of this 300-meter structure located on the Champs de Mars
  • It was built in 1889 & in the movies it's visible from every window in every building in Paris
  • Franz Reichelt died after a 1912 jump from this tall Parisian structure testing his parachute-overcoat combo
  • This iconic landmark near the Champ de Mars has 1,665 steps
  • It cost $1 million to build by 1889 but now can be yours! We'll throw in its 79-foot antenna! Say oui to this while you can!
  • In a European capital, it stands 984 feet high
  • This structure erected for the Paris exposition of 1889 was the world's tallest for 40 years
  • In 1925 Victor Lustig sold this 984-foot Paris landmark--twice! Now that's a bargain for Victor at twice the price!
  • Near the top of this wrought-iron French tower is a suite of rooms once used by its builder
  • The comic ballet "Offenbach in the Underworld" features dancers in hats that look like this Parisian tower
  • …to Paris, France where we saw this famous landmark that's pictured here
  • This over 900-foot landmark was designed for the 1889 Exposition in Paris
  • It served as the gateway entrance to the International Exhibition of 1889, held in Paris
  • Oui baby, let's hit this landmark that opened on March 31, 1889 to celebrate the centenary of the French Revolution
  • It's Paris' tallest landmark
  • Landmark from which you can see the following views: [1] [2] [3] [4]
  • It's at the north end of the Champ de Mars, just across the Seine from the Jardins du Trocadero
  • Go to metal shop & make a scale model of this Parisian landmark that cost over $1 million to build from 1887 to 1889
  • About 2 million people visited this 984-foot tall landmark in its first year, 1889
  • Pretending to be a high-ranking French official, Victor "The Count" Lustig sold this to scrap dealers -- twice
  • There are mille six cent soixante-cinq steps to the top of this famous landmark
  • The workers depicted here by Eugene Gracé in 1887 are laying the foundations for this structure
  • Made of wrought iron, this world landmark, built in 1889, was once the world's tallest structure
  • Upon its completion in 1930, the Chrysler Building beat out this structure as the world's tallest