Famous Eiffel Tower over the world as one of the icons of romance world, which can be viewed from any angle in the city of Paris, France. During the celebration of the turn of the year, the tower is unusual celebrated with lights game. Eiffel Tower into the building of the loveliest and most expensive in Europe. At least, about 7.1 million people have visited and crowded place.
There are some parts of the Eiffel Tower can be visited by tourists. The visit starts from the first floor which is located 56 meters above ground level. All matters relating to the tower on this floor precisely at the Cineiffel. Cineiffel has a virtual image of Gustave Eiffel and the tower design, which exposes an interesting tale theater La Tour Eiffel, as well as exhibition space artwork inspired by the Eiffel Tower. There is also an observatory to observe the tower.
The first level of the Eiffel Tower also has 58 Tour Eiffel restaurant. This dining spot offers a typical French lunch. Orders visitors also presented using the basket. If you want to dine here you have to make reservations in advance. In addition, on the first floor, there is also a Lounge Eiffel. The lounge is used visitors to relax while enjoying a cocktail
The second floor at the height of 115 meters is a place for exclusive dining. Here there Restaurant Jules Verne's famous luxury.
Visitors can also observe Gustave Eiffel's office is located at the top of the tower. On the floor as high as 276 meters above the ground is also a le Bar à Champagne (wine bar).
Eiffel Tower Founding History
The structure was built between 1887 and 1889 as the entrance to the Exposition Universelle, a World's Fair that celebrated the French Revolution a century.Eiffel originally planned to build a tower in Barcelona, for the Universal Exhibition of 1888, but the responsible parties in Barcelona city hall thought strange and expensive and does not fit the city.After the refusal of Barcelona, Eiffel submitted his draft to those responsible for the Universal Exhibition in Paris, where he built the tower a year later, in 1889.The tower was inaugurated on March 31, 1889, and opened on 6 May.
Three hundred workers joined together 18,083 pieces of puddled iron (a pure form of structural iron), using two and a half million of nails, in the structural form by Maurice Koechlin.The risk of accident was great, for unlike modern skyscrapers the tower is open without any intermediate floors except the two platforms.But because Eiffel took a cautious stance, including the use of mobile cranes, rails and screens, and in this case only one who died.
Tragic Stories Behind Romanticism Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is not only to save the romantic story in the days adorn the City of Paris. Icon French capital, it is also storing the tragic story.
Security Unit Paris a few days ago to maintain strict Eiffel Tower after a tourist ride to the top of the tower and then jumped to death. The 25-year-old victim and allegedly committed suicide.
Upon further exploration, turned out the victim was a tourist from Israel, the Eiffel Tower seen in the area since Sunday night. Police evacuated and shut down the Eiffel Tower after seeing him rise to the 1,603-foot tall tower that at 23.30 local time.
The man ignored the warnings of police and continue to climb up to the top of the tower. He remained there until Monday morning, where the ranks of the police and firefighters helped persuade him down. Finally, the man jump from the top of the Eiffel Tower, fell on the second floor of the tower, and then died instantly.
Rute to Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower can be visited using the metro. You simply get off at Gare Champ de Mars and then walked to the location of the tower standing.
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