Three watchtowers of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France

The French say that the Eiffel Tower is the watchtower of the capital, which is true. It has three observation platforms: upper, middle and lower, which can accommodate tens of thousands of people at the same time. The three observation platforms have different horizons and bring different interests. For a century, about 3 million people have climbed to the top of the tower every year to overlook the city of Paris. The top observation deck is 274 meters from the ground. If you go up the steps of 1652, it will take almost an hour. Of course, you can also climb by elevator. This is the best place to see from a distance. It will make people feel that the noisy Paris suddenly quieted down and turned into a huge map, with countless lines of different widths drawn from all the streets. The whole Paris is at your feet. When you have a clear vision during the day, you can expect to be 60 kilometers away. The middle observation deck is 1 15m from the ground. Some people say that you can see the best scenery from this floor. Indeed, the pale yellow Arc de Triomphe Tower, the Louvre in the shade and the white Sacred Heart Church in Montmartre are all clearly visible and colorful. When you climb the tower in the evening, you will see the night is picturesque, the lights are like brocade and the trees are shaded. Those street lamps interwoven into a net are really like beads after rain, with crystal particles. There is also a well-decorated panoramic restaurant on this floor, which is full of customers all year round. Seats must be reserved in advance. The observation deck on the ground floor is the largest and quite spacious, with various service facilities such as conference hall, movie hall, restaurant, shop and post office. In the shuttle crowd, it seems to be in a downtown area, forgetting that it is 57 meters high after all. It is ideal to watch close-ups from here. Charlotte Palace in the north and its splashing fountains, the Seine River flowing quietly at the foot of the tower, the Aristink lawn in the south and the ancient buildings of the French military academy constitute an unforgettable landscape.

The Eiffel Tower and Cheyenne Palace were designed and built to commemorate the 0/00th anniversary of the French Revolution and the Paris World Expo held in 1889. The design of that year was criticized, and many Parisians couldn't stand this steel monster. Other than that, it was useless. If it were China now, it is estimated that it would also be shot by a pragmatic government. As a designer, Eiffel's idea at that time was to build the highest flagpole in the world and insert the French tricolor flag in the air 300 meters high.

Many people think this idea is unrealistic and predict that this steel monster will collapse during the construction process. Indeed, imagine using 7000 tons of steel and relying on more than 2.5 million rivets to build a giant tower more than 300 meters high. At that time, Notre Dame de Paris, the tallest building in Paris, was less than 100 meters high. Amid many doubts, this seemingly "impossible task" was finally completed at 1889. When designer Eiffel personally raised the tricolor flag at the top of the tower, Parisians were finally moved.

Although the tower welcomed nearly 2 million tourists in its first year, according to the original plan, the tower is only a temporary building and should be demolished after 10, that is, after 1909. While people were debating whether the tower should be demolished as scheduled, the invention of radio saved the tower. With the emergence of radio communication, the 320-meter-high tower has become the best location for radio stations, so people no longer accuse the tower of being just a flashy ornament. In the following years, it was used as a weather observation station, aviation communication station and radio and television transmitting station, but it finally returned to the main purpose of sightseeing. Nowadays, many tourists from all over the world climb this tower every year to enjoy the scenery of Paris. This tower has become a symbol of Paris and even France.

The Eiffel Tower is one of the symbols of Paris and is loved by the French as the "Iron Lady". It is called the three major western buildings together with the Empire State Building in new york and the TV Tower in Tokyo. The designer of the Eiffel Tower is French architect gustave eiffel. In his early years, he was a famous dry bridge expert. There are countless masterpieces in his life, all over the world, but it is this tower named after him that makes him famous all over the world. In his own words, the Eiffel Tower "drowned me, as if I had been building her all my life". If Notre Dame de Paris is a symbol of ancient Paris, then the Eiffel Tower is a symbol of modern Paris. 1889 coincides with the 0/00th anniversary of the French Revolution. The French government decided to hold an unprecedented World Expo in Paris to show the achievements of industrial technology and culture, and to build a monument symbolizing the French Revolution and Paris. The Preparatory Committee originally hoped to build a classical memorial group with statues, monuments, gardens and temples, but in more than 700 applications, it chose the design of gustave eiffel, a bridge engineer: a giant tower symbolizing machine civilization, which can be seen in any corner of Paris.