Table of contents:
- 1. Leap into marriage
- 2. The Eiffel Tower in numbers …
- 3. Temperature fluctuations
- 4.5 billion lamps and lanterns
- 5. Paris at your feet
- 6. Interferes with sleep
- 7. Light fieria
- 8. Stunning view
- 9. Eiffel Tower - red
- 10. The tower is "not free" … or "not free" …
- 11. Nothing is more permanent than temporary
- 12.7 million people a year
- 13. On foot, Fuhrer, on foot
- 14. The tower was sold for scrap … twice
- 15. Shortsighted Spaniards
- 16. Base jumping
- 17.1665 steps
- 18. More than thirty exact copies
- 19. Apartment on top of the Eiffel Tower
- 20. Unsuccessful attempt by the British
Video: 20 curious facts about the Eiffel Tower - one of the main attractions of Paris
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Paris is known all over the world as a city of romance and love. Many couples head to the French capital for their honeymoon. But there is a special attraction in Paris - the Eiffel Tower. And this most recognizable symbol of the French capital, it turns out, has many secrets.
1. Leap into marriage
History knows a case when a woman who tried to commit suicide by jumping from the Eiffel Tower fell on a car. She not only survived, but also married the owner of this car. Unfortunately, such a happy ending is a rare event. The Eiffel Tower has a very high suicide rate among its visitors - 17.5 per 1000 people.
2. The Eiffel Tower in numbers …
The construction of the Eiffel Tower employed 300 workers. 18,038 sheets of wrought iron were used for construction, fastened with 2.5 million rivets. The tower weighs 10,000 tons and is 300 meters high.
3. Temperature fluctuations
In hot weather, steel structures expand.
4.5 billion lamps and lanterns
In total, the tower consumes 7.8 million kWh per year.
5. Paris at your feet
This photo offers a wonderful view of the city. All angles are impossible to imagine, it is desirable to see the splendor of Paris yourself. You will have to stand in line for several hours to get to the tower. And Paris is at your feet …
6. Interferes with sleep
Once a man tried to blow up the Eiffel Tower, because its lights shone right into his bedroom window, waking him up at night. Ivan Vladimirovich Scheglov planned to use dynamite stolen from the construction site, but, fortunately, he was arrested and placed in a psychiatric clinic.
7. Light fieria
At the Eiffel Tower in Paris, every night before dawn, there is a light show for 5 minutes. And during the New Year, the tower flickers for ten minutes every hour.
8. Stunning view
This gorgeous photo was taken by Hungarian photographer Lucien Herve.
9. Eiffel Tower - red
In 1889, a red building towered in the center of Paris.
10. The tower is "not free" … or "not free" …
Erica LaBrie married the Eiffel Tower in 2007 and changed her last name to Eiffel.
11. Nothing is more permanent than temporary
The tower was planned to be dismantled in 1909 and moved to another location. In the end, this idea was abandoned and the tower began to be used as a giant radio antenna.
12.7 million people a year
In 2011 alone, 7 million people climbed the Eiffel Tower.
13. On foot, Fuhrer, on foot
During World War II, when Hitler arrived in Paris, the French cut the cables of the lifts on the Eiffel Tower so that Hitler had to climb the steps. The elevators were only renovated in 1946. During the Nazi occupation, the tower was closed to the public.
14. The tower was sold for scrap … twice
Victor is a notorious con man who "sold" the tower twice.
15. Shortsighted Spaniards
But the residents of Barcelona voted against this project.
16. Base jumping
Inventor Franz Reichelt died after jumping from the Eiffel Tower while testing a parachute of his own design. Franz is also called "The Flying Tailor". He prepared for the experiment by throwing mannequins from the window of his apartment.
17.1665 steps
There is even a race called "Vertical", during which people compete to see who will climb the Eiffel Tower the fastest.
18. More than thirty exact copies
Replicas of the Eiffel Tower can be seen in America, Japan, Russia, Mexico, Germany, Pakistan, China, Czech Republic, Guatemala, Romania, Great Britain, etc.
19. Apartment on top of the Eiffel Tower
Gustave Eiffel set up an apartment on top of the Eiffel Tower. He often invited the elite of the scientific world to visit him.
20. Unsuccessful attempt by the British
In 1891, a tower began to be built in London, which was supposed to be higher than the Eiffel. Since the structure was unstable, the construction was frozen and eventually demolished in 1907. An ambitious structure was built on the site of the Watkin's Tower.
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