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| Some
facts about Eiffel Tower |
| Alexandre
Gustave Eiffel, after whom the Eiffel tower
has been named, was a famous 19th century
French engineer. In 1889, the French Government
organized an International Trade exhibition
to commemorate the French revolution. Gustave
Eiffel was asked to design and construct a
symbolic tower of iron and steel. The result
was the Eiffel tower. It is about 322m in
height.
The
Eiffel lower remains one of the most celebrated
landmarks and symbolizes Paris just as Taj
Mahal symbolizes Agra. There are several
floors in Eiffel Tower. The view from the
top floor is breath taking. The tower was
constructed in a record time of just two
years two months and two days and was completed
on March 31. 1889. It was built with a small
labour force making use of the advanced
technology. The structure ushered in a revolution
in civil engineering and architectural design.
The base of the tower occupies 2 acres of
land. It has elevators for going up and
down. It has 1792 steps. Its weight is 7000
tones. From the top one can get a bird's
eye view of up to 75 Kms. It has been a
fascination for the tourists.
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| Importance
of January 26 in Indian history |
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Sher Shah defeated Humayun on January 26,
1536.
o Jehangir was born on January 26,1554.
o Baber died on January 26,1580.
o Nadir Shah invaded Delhi on January 26,1730.
o Tipu Sultan fought with the British on January
26,1762.
o The sale of women in India was declared
illegal on January 26.1818.
o The Bombay High Court was set up on January
26, 1869.
o The first rail service from Calcutta to
Bombay started on January 26,1930.
o Our country took the pledge of complete
independence on January 26,1930.
o The new constitution of free India came
into force and India was declared a republic
on January 26,1950. |
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