THE EIFFEL TOWER

By Johnny Duncan

Duncan, John

Friday, April 4, 2014 2:25:58 PM Pacic Daylight Time

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WHY I CHOSE THE EIFFEL TOWER

I climbed the Ei!el Tower I like the structure design I was amazed by all of the polygons I wanted to know more

Duncan, John

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THE HISTORY
It was named after Gustave Ei!el The construction started in January 28, 1887 It was for the 1889 World Fair It opened on March 31st, 1889 which was 2 years, 2 months and 5 days after it rst started It was the tallest building in the world until New Yorks Chrysler Building in 1930 was built

Duncan, John

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MORE HISTORY
The Ei!el Tower almost got torn down in 1909 It didnt get torn down because it had a big value for telegraphs. A few years later the Ei!el Tower was in World War I and enemies interfered with the communications. In World War II Hitler almost torn down the Ei!el Tower when the Ei!el Tower was in Pariss occupation. In 2010 the number of people who visited the Ei!el Tower was about 6,000,000.

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The metal work being placed

December 7th, 1887

March 20, 1888

May 15, 1888

December 26, 1888

Completed

Duncan, John

Friday, April 4, 2014 2:25:58 PM Pacic Daylight Time

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HOW THIS RELATES TO GEOMETRY

The Ei!el Tower has lots of polygons in it The Ei!el Tower looks like a pyramid It can also be compared to a triangle The bottom of the pillars in the Ei!el Tower are shaped like a square The base of the Ei!el Tower is shaped like a square. There are over 100 triangles in the Ei!el Tower There are also lots of parallelograms. There are also rectangles on it
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MORE GEOMETRY
There are semi"circles on the Ei!el Tower There are line segments If a person looks from underneath they see triangles and squares Lots of educational websites write about the Ei!el Tower relating to geometry

Duncan, John

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Duncan, John

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Bibliography
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"Eiffel Tower." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 13 Mar. 2014. <http://www.history.com/topics/eiffel-tower>.

"Eiffel Tower." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 03 Dec. 2014. Web. 12 Mar. 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower>.

"Facts on the Eiffel Tower in Paris." Facts On The Eiffel Tower In Paris. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Mar. 2014. <http://www.eutouring.com/ facts_on_the_eiffel_tower_paris.html>.

Duncan, John

Friday, April 4, 2014 2:25:58 PM Pacic Daylight Time

70:56:81:af:e4:0f