Eiffel's Beauty

One of the most undeniable beauty in Paris is the all-famous Eiffel Tower. With it's height, you can never say you didn't notice it.The beauty of the Eiffel Tower stands tall in the middle of Paris... the beauty which stands in a breathtaking view both by day and by night.

The Eiffel, named after its designer and engineer Gustav Eiffel, was built in 1889 and is the tallest building in Paris. It stands 1,063 ft. tall and is one of the tallest buildings in the world together with the Chrysler Building and the Millau Viaduct.

The past years, Eiffel Tower has been one of the most visited structures in the world. Visitors come and swarm the place any time of the year just to have a taste of what it feels to be on a tall tower overseeing among the world. But it's not just the view that's in there.

The tower consists of 3 levels. The 1st and 2nd levels are filled with restaurants where people can enjoy great food. The first 2 levels can be accessed through stairs or lift. If your feet is brave enough to take on 300 steps, then go up the tower that way to make your visit a bit more accomplishing and worthwhile. But if health and age (and probably laziness) constricts you to do so, then you can always take the lift. The 3rd level, however, is only accessed by riding the lift.

These are just a few of interesting facts about the Eiffel Tower. We'll fill you more of these facts below. But before we part with some brain-boosting information, let it be known that you can book your trip and visit to the Eiffel Tower earlier. To make sure everything would be fine and perfect on your trip, book your Paris accommodation earlier. Book your nearbyEiffel tower apartments and Paris accommodation with Lodjee. Just access theseParis apartments - Eiffel Studio with Lodjee.com.

And as promised, here are your facts. Enjoy!

• The Eiffel Tower is 119 years old as of 2008.
• The Eiffel Tower uses 7.5 kilowatt hours of electricty anuually. Much of this electricity is consumed by The Eiffel Tower at Night where a gold light illuminates Paris.
• Gustave Eiffel and Cie. They assissted the development, designed and constructed the Eiffel Tower.
• It is located in Paris, France on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River that flows through Paris.
• 48º 51' 32" North
  002º 17' 45" East
• Stephen Sauvestre was the main architect in charge of the Eiffel Tower. There were around 50 other engineers, 100 iron workers and 121 construction workers working on construction of the Eiffel Tower.
• It is made of 2.5 million rivets, 15,000 pieces of iron and 40 tons of paint. The main component of the Eiffel tower is iron.
• One person died from constructing the Eiffel Tower.
• The Eiffel Tower is coated with a dark brown paint.
• The Eiffel tower weighs approximately 10,000 tons, 7.3 thousand of them being the metal.
• The Eiffel Tower does have paint. It is recoated every 7 years. In late 2008, the Eiffel Tower will have been painted 19 times.
• Approximately 6.8 million people visit the Eiffel Tower every year. It is estimated that over a quarter of a billion people have view the Eiffel Tower in its long history.