France is the first country in the world to have the highest tower, that is Eiffel Tower standing in Paris. Historically France also the first country in the world have the system of republic after the people revolution by damaging the Bastille Prison. The Political and cultural history of France which is close to Latin and also close to Germany has made the unique country in Europe preserves both sides of the cultural heritages. Paris has been known as the most beautiful city in Europe, blended with old age buildings, modern construction and the beautiful islands in the city along the river. Old church such as Notredam is one of the most interesting old heritages of France showing the power and spirit of the religion in the past. Champ Elyses is the most beautiful nature setting with modern life that people can make. Paris and Strasbourg have the best hotels and tour organization in France offered for many countries. Even most of the European will see Paris beside beach holidays such as Majorca, Canary islands, and others. Paris also known as the best place for shopping and entertainments of traditional and modern. While L'Asace with the capital city of Strasbourg is well known for its fine wine production with beautiful landscape of vine yard stretching over the northwest of France preserving the history of Germany. Versailles is the beautiful city offering first class hotels and tourism facilities with innumerable amount of interesting places from old age magnificent building architecture, beautiful places, and modern entertainments. Le Havre is the most busiest port in France on the west shore facing the Arctic ocean. Many tour operators in France also offer hotel reservation or tour organization into France by internet, and readers are advised to check by themselves the most reliable source for consulting their trip to France.

The Eiffel tower in France is La Tour Eiffel or La Dame de Fer was constructed on a place called Champ de Mars in the city of Paris. The construction took place from 1887 through 1889. The constructor was engineer Gustave Eiffel, from whom the tower got its name. Eiffel was assisted by structural designer engineer Maurice Koechlin and architect Stephen Sauvestre. The tower was built for the arch gate of a world fair to commemorate French revolution. After two years working the tower was opened in 31 March 1889. The height of the tower is 300.65 meters took over New York monument before world highest until 41 years later. But the opening of Chrysler sky crapper building in New York in 1930. But later additional radio antenna on the top of Eiffel tower in 1957 again this tower got the reputation as the highest construction in the world. Without radio antenna it is second highest construction now in Paris after the tower of Millau Viaduct opened in 2004.

It is recorded that three hundred workers joined the project with 18.038 pieces of paddled iron, the most pure structure of iron, and a half million rivets. Although looked dangerous environment for working it was only 1 person reported died, because Mr. Gustave Eiffel took great precaution using movable staging, guard-rails and screens. So it was secure for the workers to work at the height up to the tops of the tower although it was an effort to lift up such a heavy iron pieces.

The opening of Eiffel tower as the entrance in the shape of arch to the world exhibition in 1889 soon made it as the symbol of France. The tower become the most frequently visited place in France compared to no other. Although some people including some artists critized the shape of the tower as inartistic. Art community of Paris was said to publish strong critics on news paper in Paris. Even a funny novelist Guy de Maupassont who heted the tower had to eat everyday in a restaurant in the tower, when asked why, he said that only from the tower the once can not see the structure.

At the beginning actually the tower had the permit to stand only 20 years and should have been deconstructed in 1909. But the tower was found very useful for radio broadcast, and found able to jam German radio during the war, then the tower continue to stand until today managed by Société d'Éxplotation de la Tour. Today not only united state of America and France to complete to construct skyscrapers but also other countries such as China, UAE, and even Malaysia has joined on sky crapper with their twin tower in Kuala Lumpur. The construction of Eiffel tower had given to many inspiration on land marking. Its miniature can be found in some countries outside France. Gustave Eiffel engraved seventy two names on the tower among whom were French scientists, engineers, and prominent persons.

The tower since its opening has been attracting not only common visitors but to do something with the tower such as bungee jumping which is actually forbidden, parachute flying, and others. It is said that on 26 November 2002 the tower received its 200.000.000th guest.

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