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It is said in the take over of Paris, Hitler didn’t bring it down for communication warfare to continue. Others used it to jam communication. Photo by Saparjit.
Yahoo!![<p><b>Eiffel by moonlight:</b> It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Eiffel had a permit for the tower to stand for 20 years; it was to be dismantled in 1909 but it proved crucial for war time communication. Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/saparajit/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Saparjit;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Saparjit</a>.</p>]()
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Eiffel by moonlight: It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Eiffel had a permit for the tower to stand for 20 years; it was to be dismantled in 1909 but it proved crucial for war time communication. Photo by Saparjit.
Yahoo!![<p><b>Eiffel by the Seine</b>: Also called The Iron lady, it is a wrought iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. It was inaugurated in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World Fair. Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/saparajit/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Saparjit;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Saparjit</a>.</p>]()
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Eiffel by the Seine: Also called The Iron lady, it is a wrought iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. It was inaugurated in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World Fair. Photo by Saparjit.
Yahoo!![<b>Most visited:</b> At 6 million per year, it is said to be the most visited paid monument of the world. Photo by Noopur Tiwari.]()
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Most visited: At 6 million per year, it is said to be the most visited paid monument of the world. Photo by Noopur Tiwari.Yahoo!![<b>So how high is it?</b> About as high as an 81-storey building, this lift came later. Eiffel in an interview said ‘Now to what phenomenon did I give primary concern in designing the Tower? It was wind resistance.’ Photo by Noopur Tiwari.]()
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So how high is it? About as high as an 81-storey building, this lift came later. Eiffel in an interview said ‘Now to what phenomenon did I give primary concern in designing the Tower? It was wind resistance.’ Photo by Noopur Tiwari.Yahoo![<p><b>View from the Eiffel:</b> One of the great Hollywood clichés is that the view from a Parisian window always includes the tower. In reality, since zoning restrictions limit the height of most buildings in Paris to 7 stories, only a very few of the taller buildings have a clear view of the tower. Photo by Noopur Tiwari.</p>]()
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View from the Eiffel: One of the great Hollywood clichés is that the view from a Parisian window always includes the tower. In reality, since zoning restrictions limit the height of most buildings in Paris to 7 stories, only a very few of the taller buildings have a clear view of the tower. Photo by Noopur Tiwari.
Yahoo!![<b>The wrought iron engineering:</b> 300 hundred workers joined together 18,038 pieces of wrought iron using two and a half million rivets. When it was being built, a "Committee of Three Hundred" (one member for each metre of the tower's height) of French artists protested. They feared it would blot out Parisian charm and be left with ‘we shall see stretching like a blot of ink the hateful shadow of the hateful column of bolted sheet metal.’ Photo by Noopur Tiwari.]()
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The wrought iron engineering: 300 hundred workers joined together 18,038 pieces of wrought iron using two and a half million rivets. When it was being built, a "Committee of Three Hundred" (one member for each metre of the tower's height) of French artists protested. They feared it would blot out Parisian charm and be left with ‘we shall see stretching like a blot of ink the hateful shadow of the hateful column of bolted sheet metal.’ Photo by Noopur Tiwari.Yahoo!![<b>The 1st tower level view:</b> The famous author, Guy de Maupassant, was one of the protestors who later, supposedly ate lunch in the Tower's restaurant every day. When asked why, he answered that it was the one place in Paris where one could not see the structure. Photo by Noopur Tiwari.]()
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The 1st tower level view: The famous author, Guy de Maupassant, was one of the protestors who later, supposedly ate lunch in the Tower's restaurant every day. When asked why, he answered that it was the one place in Paris where one could not see the structure. Photo by Noopur Tiwari.Yahoo!![<b>The tower has three levels for visitors.</b> Tickets can be purchased to ascend, by stairs or lift, to the first and second levels. The walk from ground level to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the walk from the first to the second level. The third and highest level is accessible only by elevator. Both the first and second levels feature restaurants. Photo by Noopur Tiwari.]()
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The tower has three levels for visitors. Tickets can be purchased to ascend, by stairs or lift, to the first and second levels. The walk from ground level to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the walk from the first to the second level. The third and highest level is accessible only by elevator. Both the first and second levels feature restaurants. Photo by Noopur Tiwari.Yahoo!![<b>It held the title of the tallest building</b> in the world for 41 years until 1930. Tourists have been coming ever since. Photo by Noopur Tiwari.]()
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It held the title of the tallest building in the world for 41 years until 1930. Tourists have been coming ever since. Photo by Noopur Tiwari.Yahoo!![<p><b>Adapting to different styles of leisurely interaction</b>: In 2004, the Eiffel Tower began hosting an ice skating rink on the first floor each winter. Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bhuvani/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Bhuvani Krishnamurthi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Bhuvani Krishnamurthi</a>.</p>]()
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Adapting to different styles of leisurely interaction: In 2004, the Eiffel Tower began hosting an ice skating rink on the first floor each winter. Photo by Bhuvani Krishnamurthi.
Yahoo!![It is the second-tallest structure in France, (not including broadcast antennas). Some say it is where science met iconic art. Where engineering added to a city’s artistic charm. Photo by Noopur Tiwari.]()
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It is the second-tallest structure in France, (not including broadcast antennas). Some say it is where science met iconic art. Where engineering added to a city’s artistic charm. Photo by Noopur Tiwari.Yahoo!![Its undisputed communication importance right from the world wars until now remains. Photo by Noopur Tiwari.]()
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Its undisputed communication importance right from the world wars until now remains. Photo by Noopur Tiwari.Yahoo!![The views from the tower give a sense of French urbania as well as offers distance from Mumbai and Madras on its premises. Photo by Noopur Tiwari.]()
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The views from the tower give a sense of French urbania as well as offers distance from Mumbai and Madras on its premises. Photo by Noopur Tiwari.Yahoo!![The other prominent landmark from the Eiffel, the Arc de Triomphe which is said to have inspired India Gate in New Delhi. Text from official Eiffel site, and Wikipedia.]()
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The other prominent landmark from the Eiffel, the Arc de Triomphe which is said to have inspired India Gate in New Delhi. Text from official Eiffel site, and Wikipedia.Yahoo!
