The Eiffel tower was named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World’s Fair, it was initially criticised by some of France’s leading artists and intellectuals for its design, but has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world
We’d just come down in the lift having been to the top. This was the amazing view we were greeted with when we craned our necks to look up the south east leg. The mass of wrought iron lattice beams were a work of art in their own right. The trackway you can see carries the lift to the first level via a cable pulley system. Also visible (top left) is one of the four staircases you can use to ascend the structure provided you have the legs of course.
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The puddled iron (wrought iron) structure of the Eiffel Tower weighs 7,300 tonnes, while the entire structure, including non-metal components, is approximately 10,000 tonnes. As a demonstration of the economy of design, if the 7,300 tonnes of the metal structure were melted down it would fill the 125-metre-square base to a depth of only 6.25 cm (2.5 in), amazing!.
Depending on the ambient temperature, the top of the tower may shift away from the sun by up to 18 cm (7.1 in) because of thermal expansion of the metal on the side facing the sun.
Handheld hdr created off a single RAW exposure (-3 – +2 in 1ev steps). PP in acr, photomatix, photoshop, topaz clarity and topaz de-noise. Nikon D 700 with 16-35 f4 at 22mm, f8, ISO 800, 1/250 sec
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