Sunday, March 14, 2010

What is eiffel tower's original function?

to place bombs and have the bombs go up like fire works and kill thousands in the south
What is eiffel tower's original function?
Planning a visit to Paris or just curious... when was the Eiffel Tower built? The Eiffel tower in Paris was inaugurated on 31 March 1889. It was the keystone of the Universal Exposition celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the French Revolution. Who built the Eiffel Tower? It was built by Gustave Eiffel. With 2 million visitors the first year and almost 6 million people a year today, the Eiffel Tower is a real crowd pleaser. At the crossroads of the entire world, 180 million visitors have come since its construction. It's not surprising when you consider the Eiffel Tower is the monument that best symbolizes Europe.
What is eiffel tower's original function?
It was a tourist attraction built to showcase French engineering prowess for the Paris world fair in 1889.
Reply:It was an industrialist monument built for the Universal Exhibition (March 31, 1889) and celebrating the age of iron. (puddle iron, not steel)


It was dedicated to the French Revolution.


Think of it as a symbol for both the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution, in effect a symbol of the French Industrial Revolution


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