 When you think of Paris, you may think of the Eiffel Tower. It was built in 1889 to mark the great World’s Fair. It has since become the city’s most famous landmark.  This famous historical landmark was created by Gustave Eiffel; he paid for the tower himself!  It was originally planned that after twenty years it would be dismantled, but it turned out to be an excellent radio antenna, and so they left it standing.

Bare steel did not appeal to many people at that time so round arches were added to make the structure prettier!

To prevent the tower from rusting, it has to be painted regularly. It takes about 60 tons of paint to do so!  What color would you paint the tower? The Eiffel Tower has three observation platforms.  Do you think it has an elevator?

The Eiffel Tower does have an elevator so that people can ride to the observation platforms.