The Eiffel Tower gets bigger every summer – here’s why

By Federico de Isidro Gordejuela, Profesor adjunto de Construcciones Arquitectónicas, Universidad CEU San Pablo

The structure known today as the Eiffel Tower was originally dubbed the Tour de 300 mètres, the 300-metre tower. The name was proposed by engineers Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nougier to Gustave Eiffel, who oversaw the tower’s construction. It hinted at the desire to build something extraordinary, a technological feat that would set a new height record.

However, as temperatures rise during the summer months, the Eiffel…

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