The Eiffel tower was designed by Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923), a French engineer specialized in metallic buildings.
It took a 13 months to build the Eiffel Tower (April 1888 - May 1889) and was built by 132 workers and 50 engineers. It took a team of 25 painters to paint it. It was the tallest building in the world at that time and was completed just in time for the Paris world exhibition. It demonstrated that iron could be as strong as stone while being infinitely lighter.
Unbelievably, the Eiffel Tower was nearly demolished in 1909 but was saved by its use as a telecommunication tower!
The Eiffel tower is now one of the most famous buildings in the world and welcomes 5.5 million visitors each year. Thankfully, there was an elevator that went up the tower, so we didn't have to hike stairs again!
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