The Eiffel Tower (French: Tour Eiffel) is a steel structure on the park Champ de Mars, beside the Seine, Paris. Capital was originally called Tower 300 meters (300 meters Tour de), works by Gustave Eiffel with the construction of the World Exhibition in 1889, which is also the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.
Original height of the building is 300 meters, according to design, the antenna atop the Eiffel Tower to help reach 325 meters. Since its inauguration in 1889, the Eiffel Tower is the tallest building in the world and hold this position for over 40 years. From the beginning, besides the functions of tourism, the Eiffel Tower is also used for scientific purposes. Today, the tower continues to be a radio station broadcasting and television to metropolitan Paris.
Became a symbol of " Eiffel Tower of the line starts from Palais de Chaillot, across the garden and river Trocadéro, Eiffel and runs to Champ de Mars, to the École Militaire and almost directly next to the Montparnasse Tower. These are the famous works of Paris, was completed in different stages.Courtyard of Palais de Chaillot, Trocadéro Square side, is the most ideal place to watch the tower.Immediately after the World Exhibition in 1889, the Eiffel Tower was owned by the city of Paris.Currently, works by exploiting the Eiffel Tower Company (Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel - SETE) management. With three floors floor of the Eiffel Tower space is divided for different services.Besides the two restaurant Altitude 95 and Le Jules Verne is located on the second floor-and third, the tower also has the effect of fast food, galleries, shops, Internet access point, shop selling commemorative stamp of France ... In total, the Eiffel Tower need about 500 employees, including 250 employees and 250 employees of SETE for the remaining services. Welcome tourists from every country, the Eiffel Tower is open every day of the year, from 9 hours to 24 hours between June 13 to August 31 and 9 hours 30 to 23 hours over a period of rest of years.
