Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is linked to a competition for the project to raise an iron tower on the Champs de Mars, with a square base, 125 meters on sides and 300 meters in height for the Universal Exhibition of 1889.
Among the 107 projects presented, the selected project is that of Gustave Eiffel, entrepreneur, Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier, engineers and Stephen Sauvestre, architect.
The two main engineers of the Eiffel company, Émile Nouguier and Maurice Koechlin, had the idea in June 1884 of a very tall tower, designed as a large pylon formed of four lattice beams spaced apart at the base and meeting at the top , linked together by metal beams arranged at regular intervals.
The Eiffel Tower was built between 1887 and 1889.
It took only 5 months for the foundations and 21 months for the assembly of the metal structure.
It was built for the 1889 Paris Universal Exhibition, celebrating the centenary of the French Revolution.
The Eiffel Tower was designed by architect Stephen Sauvestre and built by Gustave Eiffel, Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nouguier.
The Eiffel Tower rises to a height of 330 meters and is located northwest of the Champ de Mars park, along the Seine, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.
The tower has three levels accessible to the public.
The third level is at 276 meters and offers breathtaking views of Paris.
It is the highest observation deck in the European Union and the second highest in Europe, after the Ostankino Tower in Moscow.
It has become a symbol of Paris and a major tourist attraction.
In 2023, the Eiffel Tower welcomed 6.318 million visitors, an increase of 8% compared to 2022.
Since its opening to the public, the Eiffel Tower has welcomed more than 300 million visitors.
Often called “the Iron Lady”, the Eiffel Tower remains a symbol of human ingenuity and French cultural greatness.
Its fascinating history reflects unwavering determination and mathematical precision, with every aspect of its design having been carefully considered, including its shape to resist the forces of the wind.
The Eiffel Tower is both a spectacle and a witness to the passage of time, making it an irreplaceable and emblematic monument.