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The Eiffel Tower

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  Location: Paris, France (Continent of Europe)
• Built by: Alexandre Gustave Eiffel didn’t design this tower even though it has his name. Two of his employees, two structural engineers named Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier, came up with the design of the Eiffel Tower.
• Date built: It was built for the 1889 World’s Fair to mark the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution (a war in France). (almost 135 years ago)
• How long to build: The Tower was finished in record time, two years, two months, and five days.
• Size: It is 1,063 ft (324 m) tall
• Weight: 22,300,000 lbs (10,100 tons), about the same as 95 blue whales
• There is a private apartment at the top! Eiffel and other scientists used this apartment to live in sometimes and used it as a laboratory for weather and radio experiments. He would invite extraordinary people like Thomas Edison into the apartment. Now it is a museum, and you can look inside.
• The 1st floor has museum exhibits, a glass floor, changing exhibitions, a souvenir shop, and a restaurant. The 2nd floor has the Jules Verne restaurant and an observation area. The 3rd floor has an observation area and a drink stand.
• Also, on the first floor, there is a small post office where you can send a letter, and there will be a special postmark you can only get here.
• There are also 72 names engraved on the tower of French scientists, engineers, and mathematicians who made significant contributions in their fields.
• Under the tower is an old military bunker (underground rooms) used in 1914 during WW1 to help send radio signals to French troops. Today there is a small museum and food preparation rooms for the restaurants in the tower.