According to Meteo France, the average house is struck by lightning once in every 800 years, whereas the Eiffel Tower is struck by lightning 10 times per year.

When that happens, the lattice structure of the Tower plays a protective role and acts like a Faraday cage, a sort of metal enclosure that directs the energy of lightning to the ground, only through the outside of the building.

The Eiffel Tower’s Illuminations. Every evening, the Eiffel Tower is adorned with its golden covering and sparkles for 5 minutes every hour on the hour, while its beacon shines over Paris.

Standing tall at 324 m, the tower has been painted 19 times and it takes nearly 60 tonnes of paint to complete the work. Since 1968, the tower was painted in a specially-designed shade of brown but it is now being prepared to be painted in a yellow-brown color. The new shade will give this stunning tower a golden hue.

The iconic landmark will have a golden hue described as “yellow-brown” after an extensive revamp is completed in 2022. The color, which Gustave Eiffel himself wanted for the monument, will replace the “Eiffel Tower brown” that has been used since 1968.

The Eiffel Tower was once yellow When it opened in 1889, the Eiffel Tower sported a reddish-brown color. Every seven years, painters apply 60 tons of paint to the tower to keep her looking young.

According to Gustave Eiffel, the French civil engineer and architect, the original red color made it easier to protect the structure from rust. But since its construction, the tower has been painted ochre, yellow and several shades of brown.

Its color has varied over the years, from reddish-brown (1889) to ochre-brown (1892), a variation of 5 shades of yellow over its total height (1899), yellow-brown (1907 to 1947), reddish-brown (1954-1961) and since 1968, an “Eiffel Tower brown” of three different tones. In 2019, a new painting campaign is beginning!

The Eiffel Tower was not a gift from France to America, rather it was built for the 1889 World’s Fair held in Paris, France.

134c. 1887-1889

The Eiffel Tower—or as the French call it, La Tour Eiffel—is one of the world’s most recognizable landmarks. The tower was designed as the centerpiece of the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris and was meant to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution and show off France’s modern mechanical prowess on a world stage.

One of the main reasons the Eiffel Tower is so famous is because it was a modern, artistic design that was considered ‘crazy’ at the time of construction. Another reason that the Eiffel Tower became so famous around the world was that, at the time, it was the world’s tallest structure by quite a long way.

The Eiffel Tower is undoubtedly the most famous building in France and Paris. The three hundred-metre-high tower was built for the World Exhibition in Paris in 1889.

Eiffel Tower is not only a common city icon but also becomes a symbol of love for many couples from all over the world. It is because of thousands of marriage proposal made under the beautiful tower every year.

Selfies, photos and hearts for unforgettable memories… “Place to kiss” signs scattered across the various floors of the monument that are strategically placed to offer the best views of Paris and the Tower will enable lovers to take romantic selfies!

People call Paris “the City of Love” because of the romantic atmosphere it exudes. In fact, The City of Love isn’t just a random nickname given to Paris; it’s the perfect description anyone who visited the French capital would give to the city for all the romantic vibes they find there.

According to legend, the iconic Parisian tower’s capital “A” shape is an homage to Adrienne, Gustave Eiffel’s teenage sweetheart. But is this really true? Paris, in the early 1880s.

The True Legend of the Eiffel Tower From the invention of the Eiffel Tower to its unveiling at the World’s Fair, this documentary mixes fiction, fact and historical photos to plunge the audience into the 19th century, at the time of the Tower’s construction.

The Eiffel Tower is a symbol of the conquest of Paris by German troops in 1940, then the liberation of Paris in 1944. Yet it is symbolic of German power over Europe in 1940. In a happier way for the French, the Eiffel Tower is also the symbol of the liberation of Paris.

Marguerite Gaudeletm. 1862–1877

91 years (1832–1923)

Cimetière Levallois-Perret, Levallois-Perret, France

Deceased (1832–1923)