Paris, a city of love and romance. Dubbed the City of Light (la Ville Lumière) and Capital of Fashion.
This picture was taken at the Eiffel Tower (French: La Tour Eiffel, nickname La dame de fer, the iron lady) is an 1889 iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris that has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world.
The tallest building in Paris, named for its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair.
The tower stands 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building. Upon its completion, it surpassed the Washington Monument to assume the title of tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years, until the Chrysler Building in New York City was built in 1930. Not including broadcast antennas, it is the second-tallest structure in France after the 2004 Millau Viaduct.
 |
| Photo taken on 19 Nov 2010 - Paris, France |
It is from numberless diverse acts of COURAGE and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Robert Francis Kennedy~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
No comments:
Post a Comment