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The Fascinating History and Design of the Eiffel Tower
TLDR The Eiffel Tower, a marvel of engineering, was built through a collaboration between multiple designers and engineers. Gustave Eiffel used a public-private partnership to finance the project and the tower has since become a symbol of beauty and engineering, surviving even Adolf Hitler's order to tear it down.
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The Eiffel Tower is an amazing structure, but the host developed a fear of heights while visiting it.
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The Eiffel Tower is a marvel of engineering and the most visited paid tourist attraction in the world, with three levels, restaurants, shops, and even an apartment at the top.
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Gustave Eiffel, the engineer behind the Eiffel Tower, was known for his expertise in iron and his focus on function and mechanics, and he also financed the project.
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Gustave Eiffel used a public-private partnership and issued shares to raise money for the construction of the Eiffel Tower, allowing him and his shareholders to make a lot of money from ticket sales and souvenirs over a 20-year period.
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The Eiffel Tower was not built by Gustave Eiffel alone, but was a collaboration between multiple designers and engineers, resulting in a final design that Eiffel purchased from his employees and allowed him to personally profit from the tower for the next 20 years.
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The Eiffel Tower was built with a tight timetable before the World's Fair, using a method of riveting bolts and precise construction to ensure its durability and stability.
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The Eiffel Tower was built using scaffolding and steam cranes, and faced protests from the artistic community, but ultimately became recognized for its beauty and engineering.
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The Eiffel Tower was designed using math and engineering principles to ensure its strength and stability, and it is considered a masterpiece of architecture and engineering.
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The Eiffel Tower was used for practical purposes, such as radio communication, and was considered valuable during wars, surviving even Adolf Hitler's order to tear it down.
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The Eiffel Tower has been painted 18 times over the years, with the current color being Eiffel Tower Brown, and it is lit up at night with 20,000 lights.
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The Eiffel Tower's elevators were originally sit-down elevators with pews, and Otis Elevator demonstrated the emergency brake system by cutting the cable with hatchets.
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