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Eiffel Tower

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

EIFFEL TOWER

  • What is the Eiffel Tower?
  • The Eiffel Tower was built for the world exhibition in 1889 to celebrate the French Revolution

GUSTAVE EIFFEL

  • The man behind the Eiffel Tower was Gustave Eiffel
  • He was well known for his revolutionary bridge building techniques.
  • He was also known for the construction of the Statue of Liberty's iron framework
Photo by the-tml

IMPORTANT DATES

  • The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889
  • It celebrates e French Revolution which occurred in 1789
  • Inaugurated in 1889 the Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure
  • up until the Chrysler building in 1930
Photo by Leo Reynolds

WHERE THE EIFFEL TOWER IS LOCATED

  • The Eiffel Tower is located on the west side of Paris
  • It is right on the seine river
Photo by waitscm

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

  • It is important because it is celebrating the French Revolution

FACTS

  • It was the tallest building up until 1930
  • The tower is made up of 18,038 pieces
Photo by Werner Kunz