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It is one of the famous tower in France.
It started to construct in 1887 and completed in 1889.
The design of the Eiffel Tower was originated by Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nouguier, two senior engineers who worked
for the Compagnie des Etablissements Eiffel after
discussion about a suitable centrepiece for the proposed 1889 Exposition Universelle, a World's Fair which would celebrate the centennial
of the French Revolution. In May 1884, Koechlin, working
at home, made an outline drawing of their scheme, described by him as "a great
pylon, consisting of four lattice girders standing apart at the base and coming together at the top, joined together by metal trusses at regular intervals".
Initially Eiffel himself showed little enthusiasm, but he did sanction further
study of the project, and the two engineers then asked Stephen Sauvestre, the head of company's
architectural department, to contribute to the design.
Since its construction in 1889, more than 200,000,000 people have visited the tower in 1889, including 6,719,200 in 2006. The tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world.
It started to construct in 1887 and completed in 1889.
The design of the Eiffel Tower was originated by Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nouguier, two senior engineers who worked
for the Compagnie des Etablissements Eiffel after
discussion about a suitable centrepiece for the proposed 1889 Exposition Universelle, a World's Fair which would celebrate the centennial
of the French Revolution. In May 1884, Koechlin, working
at home, made an outline drawing of their scheme, described by him as "a great
pylon, consisting of four lattice girders standing apart at the base and coming together at the top, joined together by metal trusses at regular intervals".
Initially Eiffel himself showed little enthusiasm, but he did sanction further
study of the project, and the two engineers then asked Stephen Sauvestre, the head of company's
architectural department, to contribute to the design.
Since its construction in 1889, more than 200,000,000 people have visited the tower in 1889, including 6,719,200 in 2006. The tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world.