[Music] history of the eiffel tower the eiffel tower was erected in 1889 it is now the symbol of the city of paris and its history is very interesting its design was innovative and different from the architecture of the time which is why it wasn't even supposed to remain it was a temporary construction that was to stay only 20 years but its revolutionary architectural style changed its fate now approximately seven million visitors climbed the eiffel tower every year when was the eiffel tower built the construction time of the eiffel tower is actually quite impressive the first digging work started on the january 28 1887. on march 31 1889 the tower had been finished in record time it only took a total of two years two months and five days to construct who built the eiffel tower the eiffel tower was named after gustav eiffel whose company was in charge of the project gustav eiffel was not however the primary designer of the famous irons eiffel had the help of engineers that worked for him in the company des et tables mons eiffel morris coachlin amal nougier and architect stephen sovester in recognition of the engineers scientists and mathematicians who contributed to the construction of the tower the names of these persons were engraved on the side of tower 72 names to be exact why was the eiffel tower built the eiffel tower was built in 1889 to celebrate the french revolution's centennial year during the exposition universal at the schons to mars the purpose was to show the other nations the power and the industrial abilities of france the taxon the eiffel tower was entranced to the exposition universal the iron structure marked the beginning of a new form of architecture they proposed the project of a 300 meters tall tower then gustav eiffel asked steven sylvester to redesign and refine the tower sylvester added a few arcs and decorations he beautified the project the steel industry was burgeoning and strongly influenced the choice of materials iron was produced in large quantities and its price was affordable which allowed the construction of imposing structures such as the eiffel tower was the eiffel tower meant to be destroyed the eiffel tower was to be a temporary structure its sole purpose was for the exposition universal after the exhibition it was to stay for 20 years and then be destroyed in 1897 the first broadcasts of radio began so the eiffel tower became a strategic point for the city and it gained a strategic and military purpose this is what convinced the city of paris to keep the eiffel tower during the world war one the tower captured important telegrams precious information was deciphered and spies were exposed today the tower contains 120 antennas 32 radio stations and 40 tv channels broadcast from the top of the monument thank you [Music]