When I think of Paris, France, I think of the Audrey Hepburn movie Sabrina. I think of the Louvre Pyramid and I think of The Eiffel Tower.
The man behind the Eiffel Tower was Gustave Eiffel, known for his revolutionary bridge building techniques. These techniques would form the basis for the construction of the Eiffel Tower. He was also known for the construction of the Statue of Liberty's iron framework.
The structure took more than two years to complete. Each one of the estimated 12,000 iron pieces were designed separately to give them exactly the shape needed. All pieces were prefabricated and fit together using approximately 7 million nails.
The Eiffel Tower is used as a radio broadcasting and observation tower.
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