The Eiffel Tower and the tourists
A model of refined simplicity on the outside, the iron lady that symbolizes Paris is a complicated piece of work inside her elegant A-line figure.
Custom-fitted pumps, heaters and long-life bulbs keep the 119-year-old Eiffel Tower working and sparkling, while industrialsized cogs, gears and cables spin, bump, grind and purr deep inside the structure’s innards, in places no tourists see.
Caring for the monument’s hidden core is a daunting, sometimes dangerous task that goes on out of sight but keeps the tower looking its picture-postcard best. More than 500 people — from welders and plumbers to security guards and cooks — work within the structure.
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Custom-fitted pumps, heaters and long-life bulbs keep the 119-year-old Eiffel Tower working and sparkling, while industrialsized cogs, gears and cables spin, bump, grind and purr deep inside the structure’s innards, in places no tourists see.
Caring for the monument’s hidden core is a daunting, sometimes dangerous task that goes on out of sight but keeps the tower looking its picture-postcard best. More than 500 people — from welders and plumbers to security guards and cooks — work within the structure.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.kashmirtimes.com
Labels: Eiffel Tower, Gustave Eiffel, mountain climbers, Paris, tourists, tower’s architect, world’s top tourist attractions
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