Your email address will not be published. Linda Mak , January 17, Shopping in Paris — Solde! MamaLovesParis , June 22, Food Art Music. Bank Holidays in France. Winds can cause the top of the Tower to sway, side-to-side, by up to 7 centimeters 2. Take a virtual tour in French or English here. This was a huge feat, considering the curves of the Tower and the weight those elevators had to carry.
The Tower still has two of its original elevators. By Ron Cowen October 23, at am. Conversely, when cold winter weather arrives, the metal structure contracts and it can lose a few centimeters as well! Suffice it to say that these changes are natural and infinitesimal and have no impact on the robustness of the structure. They are also absolutely imperceptible to visitors and observers. On the other hand, high winds can cause it to wobble or vibrate somewhat, without damaging the structure.
But of course, when the wind exceeds certain limits we close the top floor, or even the whole Tower, to protect the public and our staff from the risks posed by turbulent weather conditions. Today : - History and culture. Everything you ever wanted to know about how and why the Eiffel Tower changes size. The world's tallest tower for 42 years When it was inaugurated for the Paris World's Fair on March 31, , the Eiffel Tower, originally called "The meter Tower," had a total height of meters, making it the tallest tower in the world!
A few centimeters gained in summer, but lost in winter! Thermal expansion is when a material changes dimensions while it undergoes temperature changes. The tower expands and contracts 15 cm from the hottest to the coldest day. Before he designed the Eiffel Tower for the Paris exhibition of , Gustave Eiffel had already built many iron viaducts and bridges and had learned a lot about using triangulated structures to resist the blows of wind and water.
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