The Eiffel Tower (French: La Tour Eiffel) is a symbol of modern Paris. It is a hollow structural tower built in Paris 1889, France, with a height of 320 meters. The Eiffel Tower is named after its designer, bridge engineer gustave eiffel. The design of the iron tower is bizarre and unique, and it is a technical masterpiece in the history of world architecture, so it has become an important attraction and prominent symbol in France and Paris.

The Eiffel Tower is located in the west of Paris, near the left bank of the Seine. The tower was built in 1889 to celebrate the 0/00th anniversary of the French Revolution/kloc-0 and welcome the Paris World Expo. The Eiffel Tower is divided into three floors. There are 17 1 1 steps from the tower foundation to the tower top, and platforms are built at 57m,115m and 276m from the ground respectively. It is said that this tower is made up of 7000 tons of steel, 12000 metal parts and 2.5 million rivets.

On May 1889 and 15, in order to cut the ribbon for the opening ceremony of the World Expo, Gustav Eiffel, the designer of the tower, personally raised the French flag 300 meters above the tower. Therefore, in order to commemorate his contribution to France and Paris, a bronze bust was specially built for him under the tower.

Until June 65438+10/October 65438+June 2004, in order to bid for the 20 12 Summer Olympic Games, the Paris municipal government of France specially introduced its preparations for bidding for the Olympic Games on the Eiffel Tower, which became a "natural advertisement" for France's bid for the Olympic Games.