The Eiffel Tower 

The Eiffel Tower is an iron tower whose the size is 324 meters(1,063 ft). It located in Paris which was the tallest monument in the world during 41 years and it was until the construction of the Chrysler Building in 1930. This tower was built by Gustave Eiffel for The Universal Exposition of Paris of 1889 to celebrate the centennial of French Revolution. The tower is the most visited paid monument in the world. This monument is not only a symbol of Paris, it's also a symbol of the greatness of France and his cultural radiance in the world. Since 1889, around 270 000 000 people have visited this monument. An anecdote, a piece of the stairway was sold at auction for 80,550 Euros in 2008.

 

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was born on 15 December 1832 in Dijon and he died on 27 December 1923. He comes from a rich family. His father, Alexandre Eiffel was an officer in the Napoleon's army and his mother, Catherine Moneuse was a businesswoman. He is famous in the world for the most famous and splendid constructions in the world :

The Statue of Liberty

The Eiffel Tower

 

During the Second World War the Tower was used in order to communicate between Germans soldiers. The Eiffel tower escaped at the destruction promised by Hitler in 1944 which wanted the destruction of all the Paris's monuments but thanks the disobedience of the general Dietrich Von Choltitz, any monument was destroyed. 

Every Year, the tower illuminates for the Bastille day or even during christmas.

I decide to choose this monument for many reasons. First it's a wonderful monument and a symbol of France. Secondly, it's a monument whose the influence in the world is impressive like the many copies such as in Las Vegas or in Japan.

Finally , I had the choice to take a French monument or English monument, and I prefer France, my country.