Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron' tower in Paris, a landmark and an early example of wrought-iron construction on a gigantic scale. It was designed and built by the French engineer Gustave Alexandre Eiffel for the Paris World's Fair of 1889. The tower, without its modern broadcasting antennae, is 320 meters (1050 ft.) high. The lower section consists of four immense arched legs set on masonry piers. The legs curve inward until they unite in a single tapered tower. Platforms, each with an observation deck, are at three levels. The tower has three floors: the first at 57 meters(187ft), the second at 115 meters (377ft), and the third at 274 meters (899 ft). The tourists will find restaurants and bars that are perfect for taking a break and admiring utterly unique views of the city. The tower, constructed of' about 7,000 tons of iron, has stairs and elevators. A meteorological station, a radio communication station, and a television transmission antenna, as well as a suite of rooms° that were used by Eiffel, are located” near the top of the tower.

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埃菲尔铁塔

埃菲尔铁塔是位于巴黎的一座铁塔，也是巨型铸铁建筑的里程碑和先例。此塔是由法国工程师古斯塔夫・埃菲尔为1889年的巴黎世界博览会设计并制造的。不算后装的广播天线，塔高320米 (1050英尺)。底部是由四条嵌在混凝土基座上的拱形巨腿构成的。四条腿内侧呈弧线，逐渐交汇，形成锥形塔身。全塔共有三层平台，每个平台都有观光廊。塔有三层:第一层57米 (187英尺)，第二层115米 (377英尺)，第三层274米 (899英尺)。每层都有酒吧和饭馆，游客们可以饱览此地独有的全景式的景观。铁塔共用了约7000吨铁，还设有楼梯和电梯。塔的顶部有气象站、广播站、电视发射天线，还有一套埃菲尔住过的房间。

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法国旅游景点

法国平均每年接待外国游客7000 多万人次，是世界第一旅游大国，超过该国人口。2010年，法国连续五年被评为全球最适合居住的国家。首都巴黎(Paris)的凯旋门(Arc de Triomphe或Arch of Triumph)、埃菲尔铁塔(Eiffel Tower)、柏林墙(Berlin Wall)、巴黎圣母院大教堂(Cathedrale/Cathedral Notre Dame de Paris)、地中海(Mediterranean Sea)和大西洋沿岸(Atlantic Coast)的风景区及阿尔卑斯山区 (the Alps)都是举世闻名的旅游胜地。此外还有一些历史名城、卢瓦尔(Loire)河畔的古堡群，100多座宏伟的城堡屹立于此;布列塔尼(Brittany)和诺曼底(Normandy)的渔村、科西嘉岛(Corsica)等。法国一些著名的博物馆收藏着世界文化的宝贵遗产，如:卢浮宫美术馆一一艺术的神秘殿堂(Musee du Louvre)，奥尔塞美术馆一车站变成的美术馆(Musee d'orsay)，国立近代美术馆(Musee National d'Art Moderne)，罗丹美术馆一一明亮宁静的美术馆(Musee Rodlin)，裘德・波姆国立美术馆一一作为现代美术馆再生的印象派美术馆(Galerie National du jeu de Paume)，奥兰裘利《桔园》美术馆(Musee de L'Orangerie)等。

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