The Eiffel Tower gets a thousand visitors per year. Paris is the home of the Eiffel Tower. The tower construction started on January 28,1887. It was Gustave Eiffel's idea to built it and it was named after him. When the Eiffel Tower was built not everyone was happy. It required 60 tons of paint to paint the entire Eiffel Tower.
Fun Facts~
~ The Eiffel Tower shrinks about six inches every winter
~It was the world's tallest man-made structure for 41 years
~ the Eiffel Tower has been painted 18 times
Fun Facts~
~ The Eiffel Tower shrinks about six inches every winter
~It was the world's tallest man-made structure for 41 years
~ the Eiffel Tower has been painted 18 times