The Eiffel Tower
Have you ever thought about going on vacation this summer? If you are, you should go to the wonderful Eiffel Tower located in Paris, France. There are many reasons as of two why you should consider going there, but these are the important ones; the life of Gustave Eiffel, description of the Eiffel Tower, and the tourist attraction.
Alexander-Gustave Eiffel was an only son and the first child of Catherine- Melanie Eiffel and Francois-Aleixandre. He was born on December 15, 1832, in Dijon, France. Eiffel’s dad was a soldier in the French army, and he had run away from his wealthy family. He had to go back to Dijon, France, where an army was stationed there. That was where he had met Catherine Eiffel, and later married her and became one of Mrs. Eiffel’s family of wealthy lumber merchants. Eiffel recalled that in Dijon, his childhood was one of the happiest times of his life. Eiffel was really close to his mother. Therefore, she was the one who taught him a lot of the early education things. That is how he got his intelligence. Eiffel also looked forward to Sundays, because his uncle, jean batiste mollerat. He was a successful chemist. He would go to Eiffel’s home every Sunday, and teach his chemistry to Eiffel. Later in his life, Eiffel went to a nearby Royal School where he thought was a place of wasting time and not learning anything, and his grades were very low. Later he stated that that school was the worst part of his life. His last 2 years of school were great. Thanks to his teacher’s effort, he was especially great in the subjects of Science and Literature. His grades soon got so much better the he graduated with a double baccalaureate on literature and science. After graduation, he had to get rea...
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...a ride in an elevator. On the first level there is a place where people can drink and dine. Also people enjoy stopping for a drink at the Anglo-American Bar. On the second level there is a newspaper office, a bakery, and a refreshment stand. On Bastille Day (French Independence Day) 23,000 people attended the Eiffel Tower fireworks show. People also liked to attend other French holidays at the Eiffel Tower and had the times of their lives. After totaling up the amount of people attending and money paid by people in 1 month, the total people attended were 1,968,287 people. The total money made was $1,142,834
As you can see, the Eiffel Tower is a great place to be spending your summer and has a lot of great things to enjoy while you’re there. A lot of work has been put forth into this structure, and Eiffel is a great engineer and will always be to all of mankind.
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