Eiffel Tower

We present to you the top ten interesting facts about the symbol of France - the Eiffel Tower.

1. After visiting the Eiffel Tower, Thomas Edison, he wrote in the guest book: "Mr. Eiffel, engineer, builder brave huge and extraordinary creations of modern engineering from someone who is very respected and admired by all engineers, including the Great Engineer God. Thomas Edison ».

2. During the installation of the tower, one person died. He fell from a height and crashed.

3. In the years 1925-1934 Citroën automobile company used the Eiffel Tower as a billboard.

4. Gustave Eiffel tower immortalized the names of 72 prominent French engineers, scientists and mathematicians of the time.

5. Thumbnails of the Eiffel Tower located in different cities of the world: the US Las Vegas, Chinese Gaunchzhou and Shenzhen, Romania Slobozia, in Copenhagen (Denmark), Varna (Bulgaria), Aktau (Kazakhstan) and other cities.

6. During the Second World War, before the surrender proud Germans, the French broke the elevator at the Eiffel Tower, the enemies were not able to enjoy the scenery of the city. But Hitler was not lazy and mastered the tower foot. In 1944, the elevator was repaired and still allow all Allied soldiers dominates the top free.

7. 1912 designer coat-parachute decided to test his invention on the Eiffel Tower. As a result, a man was killed.

8. On the second floor of the tower is located gourmet restaurant famous chef Alain Ducasse.

9. It seems that the Eiffel Tower, the same color, but it is not. Construction painted in three color shades: the darkest at the bottom of the tower and the lightest at the top.

10. The opening of the tower took place in 1889 and at that time it was the tallest building in the world. But in 1930 the tallest buildings moved to the building of "Chrysler", which has overtaken the Eiffel Tower is 18 meters.