日落时分的埃菲尔铁塔，巴黎，法国 Eiffel Tower at sunset, Paris, France (© Alexander Spatari/Getty Images)

终获巴黎青睐的铁塔 The tower that won Paris over

法国巴黎日落时分的埃菲尔铁塔

几乎没有哪座城市像巴黎这样被赋予如此多的浪漫想象。然而，这座法国首都的历史并非始终像埃菲尔铁塔背后的落日霞光一样绚丽。铁塔为1889年世界博览会而建；这届世博会纪念法国大革命爆发一百周年，而铁塔最初计划作为博览会入口处的核心建筑。由工程师古斯塔夫·埃菲尔及其团队设计的这座钢铁地标，从战神广场拔地而起，高度接近1,000英尺，并成为当时世界上最高的建筑。

许多当地人曾批评这一大胆设计，但它很快便激发了公众的想象力。世博会期间，数百万人前来参观这座纪念建筑，并欣赏他们此前从未体验过的全景视野。

如今，游客可以沿塞纳河漫步，探访这座不断重塑自我的城市中的古老街区和各类博物馆。夜幕降临，埃菲尔铁塔在夜空下熠熠生辉，依然是法国创造力、雄心与韧性的有力象征。

Eiffel Tower at sunset, Paris, France

No other city is nearly as romanticized as Paris. Yet the French capital's history has not always been as rosy as the sunset glowing behind the Eiffel Tower. Built for the 1889 Exposition Universelle, or the World's Fair, which marked the centennial of the start of the French Revolution, the tower was originally intended to serve as the fair's entrance centerpiece. Designed by engineer Gustave Eiffel and his team, the iron landmark rose nearly 1,000 feet above the Champ de Mars and became the tallest structure in the world at the time.

Many locals criticized the bold design, but it quickly captured the public's imagination. During the World's Fair, millions came to see the monument and enjoy panoramic views unlike any they had experienced before.

Today, visitors can stroll along the Seine and explore old neighborhoods and museums throughout a city that continues to reinvent itself. As evening falls and the Eiffel Tower glows against the night sky, it remains a powerful symbol of French creativity, ambition, and resilience.

埃菲尔铁塔，法国巴黎 Eiffel Tower in Paris, France (© Susanne Kremer/eStock Photo)

与铁娘子一起庆祝新的一年 Celebrate another year with The Iron Lady

Eiffel Tower, France

Locally, it's called 'La dame de fer,' which translates to English as 'The Iron Lady.' To the rest of the world, it's the Eiffel Tower, a landmark nearly synonymous with all things Parisian. It's one of the most recognizable structures in the world and the most visited monument with an entrance fee. The Eiffel Tower took 500 workers two years, two months and five days to complete. It stands at 1,063 feet tall, an amazing achievement for a time when structures of this size were unheard of. For that, we're joining the world in celebrating the Tower's 133rd birthday.

Depending on the temperature, the Eiffel Tower can actually shrink by about seven inches. On a particularly windy day, if you look closely, maybe you'll notice of the natural swaying movement near the top. That wind also gets collected by turbines on the second level which convert it into electricity for the tower's shops and restaurants. There's also a rainwater collection system that's used for the toilet tanks. The Eiffel Tower gets a fresh paint job roughly every seven years. Originally it was dark red, then yellow, but has been 'Eiffel Tower Brown' for the past 54 years. It takes around 16,000 gallons of paint to get the job done.

法国埃菲尔铁塔

在当地，它被称为“La dame de fer”，英文翻译为“铁娘子”对世界其他地方来说，这就是埃菲尔铁塔，一个几乎与巴黎所有事物同义的地标。它是世界上最知名的建筑之一，也是参观人数最多的纪念碑，只需交纳入场费。埃菲尔铁塔花了500名工人两年零两个月零五天建成。它有1063英尺高，在这种规模的建筑闻所未闻的时候，这是一个惊人的成就。为此，我们将与全世界一起庆祝塔楼的133岁生日。

根据温度的不同，埃菲尔铁塔实际上可以收缩约7英寸。在风特别大的日子，如果你仔细观察，也许你会注意到顶部附近的自然摆动。第二层的涡轮机也会收集这些风，并将其转化为电能，供大楼的商店和餐厅使用。还有一个用于马桶水箱的雨水收集系统。埃菲尔铁塔大约每七年重新粉刷一次。最初是深红色，然后是黄色，但在过去54年里一直是“埃菲尔铁塔棕色”。完成这项工作需要大约16000加仑的油漆。

从巴黎圣母院拍摄到的埃菲尔铁塔，法国巴黎 View of Paris, France, with the Eiffel Tower taken from Notre Dame Cathedral (© Funny Solution Studio/Shutterstock)