What is the Eiffel Tower?

Welcome to History's Not Boring! Join Mira and Finn as they travel back to Paris, France in 1887 to uncover the incredible story of the world's most famous monument! Did you know that when Gustave Eiffel first designed his giant iron tower for the 1889 World Fair, many people absolutely hated it? Artists and writers actually called it a "metal monstrosity" and begged the city to stop building it! But Gustave didn't give up. It took 300 brave workers exactly two years to rivet an amazing 18,038 pieces of iron together. When they finally finished, the Eiffel Tower stood over 1,000 feet tall, making it the tallest structure on Earth! The craziest part? It was supposed to be torn down and thrown away after just 20 years! Discover how top-secret radio antennas saved this mighty masterpiece from being turned into scrap metal, and how it eventually became the most visited paid monument in the entire world. Get ready for a towering historical adventure filled with sparks, science, and a whole lot of heavy iron!