The design of the Eiffel Tower was the product of Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nouguier, two senior engineers working for the Compagnie des Établissements Eiffel, after discussion about a suitable centrepiece for the proposed 1889 Exposition Universelle, a world's fair to celebrate the centennial of the French Revolution.
From the Pont Alexandre Trois, the boat tour continues to the Pont d'Iéna and the Eiffel Tower.
Each of Paris's bridges has its own story to tell about its construction, the people who have passed
over it throughout its history, and the events that have taken place upon it. These silent structures
are the living symbols of Paris's architecture. The Iéna Bridge links the Eiffel Tower and the
The Trocadéro area, made up of the Place du Trocadéro and terrace gardens,
is dominated by the Palais de Chaillot, a sprawling building in the sober neoclassical style.
The style of the Palais de Chaillot is typical of the time when it was built, in 1937.
The Palais de Chaillot currently houses two museums, an anthropology and prehistory museum,
dedicated to the life and history of human civilization in France, and a museum displaying
a collection of 17th-century naval objects, including scale models of warships and sailing
ships. Between the two wings of the Palais is the Esplanade des Doigts de l'Homme,
the view from which is dominated by the Eiffel Tower and the Champ de Mars.
The Eiffel Tower, the iconic symbol of the city of Paris, is a marvel of design and structure,
an impressive sight worth getting to know up close. The world-famous Paris Tower is a massive
iron, designed by Gustave Eiffel for the Universal Exposition in 1889, and was the tallest structure
in the world until 1930, when it was surpassed by New York's Chrysler Building. 100 years of
historic and scientific events, famous visitors, anecdotes and incredible stories have had the
Eiffel Tower at their center. The Eiffel Tower is a monument composed of extraordinary records.
Its steepest foundations lie 15 meters underground. Its total weight is over 10,000 tons.
It is illuminated by 336,000 projector lamps. Two and a half million rivets hold it together,
and since it was opened in 1889, until 2009, more than 240 million persons have come to Paris to
visit the Iron Lady. The Eiffel Tower is covered in paint in order to protect its iron frame.
This stylish lady's attentiveness to color coordination has resulted in the need for
three different shades of paint to go with the hues of the Parisian sky, with the darkest at
the bottom and the lightest at the top. Fifty tons of paint are used every five years to repaint the
