eiffel tower

English - Turkish

Definition of eiffel tower in English Turkish dictionary

(Mimarlık) eyfel kulesi

Eyfel kulesi ne kadar uzakta? - How far away is the Eiffel Tower?

Paris, Eyfel kulesi olmadan Paris olmazdı. - Paris wouldn't be Paris without the Eiffel Tower.

English - English

Definition of eiffel tower in English English dictionary: An iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris, a global icon of France; one of the most recognizable structures in the world; large metal tower in Paris (France) built for the 1889 Centennial Exposition; a 300 metre-high metal tower in Paris, completed in 1889. It is often used as a symbol representing Paris or France. Parisian landmark built for the Centennial Exposition of 1889. Conceived by the bridge engineer Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923), the 984-ft (300-m) tower of open-lattice wrought iron was a technological masterpiece. Making use of advanced knowledge of the behavior of metal arch and truss forms under loading, the structure presaged a revolution in civil engineering and architectural design. The tower was the world's tallest building until completion of the Chrysler Building in 1930; a wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was constructed in Paris in 1889; for many years it was the tallest man-made structure

eiffel tower