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On the Eiffel Tower, 72 names of French men (scientists, engineers, and mathematicians) are engraved in recognition of their contributions. [1] Gustave Eiffel chose this "invocation of science" because of his concern over the protests against the tower, and chose names of those who had distinguished themselves since 1789. [2]
The Eiffel Tower (/ ˈ aɪ f əl / ⓘ EYE-fəl; French: Tour Eiffel [tuʁ ɛfɛl] ⓘ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France.It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889.
The names of 72 French scientists are listed on the four sides of the tower. The premises are under video surveillance. Security checks are performed prior to entry and visitors are required to ...
Name Image City Height metres / feet Floors Year Notes 1 Tour First: Paris 231 metres (758 ft) 52 2011 Tallest building in France since 2011 2 Tour Hekla: Paris 220 metres (720 ft) 49 2022 3 Tour Montparnasse: Paris: 210 metres (690 ft) 59 1972 Tallest building in France from 1972 till 2011 4 Tour Incity: Lyon: 200 metres (660 ft)
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, is an iconic French landmark, and it has a fascinating history. Here are 12 surprising Eiffel Tower facts you might not know.
However the tallest tower is built within central Paris: the iconic Eiffel Tower standing alongside the Seine River at the heart of the 7th arrondissement. Built in 1889, it was the first man-made structure in the world to exceed 1,000 feet.
Jonnes, Jill, Eiffel's Tower (2013), Penguin Putnam ISBN 978-01431-1729-2. Musée d'Orsay (1989). 1889 : la Tour Eiffel et l'Exposition universelle (in French). Paris: Editions de la Réunion des Musées nationaux. ISBN 2-7118-2244-3. (Catalog of a centennial exhibition on the Expositon in 1989).
Built for the 1889 World’s Fair — which celebrated the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution — engineer Gustave Eiffel’s tower was only intended to stand for 20 years.