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On March 31st， 1889， the Eiffel Tower opened in Paris. The opening ceremony[仪式] was presided over[负责，主持] by Gustave Eiffel， the tower’s designer， and attended by French Prime Minister Pierre Tirard， a handful of other dignitaries[显要人物]， and 200 construction workers.
In 1889， to honor the 100th anniversary[周年纪念] of the French Revolution， the French government planned an international exposition[博览会] and announced a design competition for a monument[纪念物] to be built on the Champ-de-Mars in central Paris. Out of more than 100 designs submitted[提交]， the committee[委员会] chose Eiffel’s plan. The design was of an open-lattice[格子金属架] wrought-iron[熟铁，锻铁] tower that would reach almost 1，000 feet above Paris and be the world’s tallest man-made structure. Eiffel， a noted bridge builder， was a master of metal construction and designed the framework of the Statue of Liberty.
Eiffel’s tower was greeted with doubt from critics who argued that it would be structurally unsound[不稳固的]， and anger from others who thought it would be an eyesore[丑的东西，眼中钉] in the heart of Paris. Despite the critics， Eiffel completed his great tower under budget[预算] in just two years. Only one worker lost his life during construction， which at the time was a remarkably[显著地] low casualty[伤亡] number for a project of that magnitude[巨大]. The light， airy structure was by all accounts[据大家所说] a technological[科技的] wonder. Within a few decades， it was regarded as an architectural[建筑学的] masterpiece[杰作].
The Eiffel Tower is 984 feet tall and consists of[由……组成] an iron framework supported on four masonry[石建筑] piers[墩]， from which rise four columns[柱状物] that unite to form a single vertical[垂直的] tower. Platforms， each with an observation deck[观景台]， are at three levels. Elevators[升降机] ascend[上升] the piers on a curve[曲线].
The elevators were not completed by March 31st， 1889， however，
so Gustave Eiffel ascended the tower’s stairs， with a few hardy[能吃苦的] companions[同伴]， and raised a huge French flag up the structure’s flagpole[旗杆]. Fireworks were then set off from the second platform. In early May， the Paris International Exposition opened， and the tower served as the entrance gateway to the giant fair.
The Eiffel Tower remained the world’s tallest man-made structure until the completion of the Chrysler Building in New York in 1930. Incredibly， the Eiffel Tower was almost destroyed when the International Exposition’s 20-year lease[租约] on the land expired[期满] in 1909， but its value as an antenna[天线] for radio transmission saved it. It remains largely unchanged today and is one of the world’s premier[首要的] tourist attractions.
1889年3月31日，巴黎的埃菲尔铁塔正式向公众开放。开幕式由铁塔的设计师古斯塔夫·埃菲尔主持，法国总理皮埃尔·蒂拉尔和一小部分政要，以及200名建筑工人参加了开幕式。
1889年，为纪念法国大革命100周年，法国政府计划举办一次国际博览会，并宣布将举行一场设计比赛，为巴黎市中心的战神广场兴建一座纪念碑。在提交的一百多份设计方案中，委员会最终选择了埃菲尔的方案。其设计是一个开放式支架的锻铁塔，高度近1000英尺（304.8米），一旦建成，将是当时世界上最高的人造结构。埃菲尔是一位有名的桥梁建筑师，精于设计金属结构，自由女神像的框架即出自其手笔。
埃菲尔的铁塔（建筑方案）受到了批评家的质疑，他们认为这种结构不牢固；它也引发了另一些人的愤怒，他们视其为与巴黎中心地带格格不入的眼中钉。尽管受到了批评，埃菲尔仅用了两年时间便在预算之内完成了他的伟大作品。施工期间，仅有一名工人丧生。在当时，这一伤亡数字对修建如此规模的建筑项目而言，已是很低的记录。所有人都承认，埃菲尔铁塔轻盈通透的结构是一个技术奇迹。在其后数十年里，它已经被视为一件建筑杰作。
埃菲尔铁塔高984英尺（299.9米），由四个塔墩支撑着一个铁制框架组成。四条支柱从塔墩上升起，逐渐联合成一个直立的塔身。铁塔上建有三层平台，每层各有一个观景台。电梯从塔墩沿曲线上升。
然而，电梯要到1889年3月31日才能建成。于是古斯塔夫·埃菲尔与几个吃苦耐劳的同伴一起徒步爬楼梯登上铁塔，在铁塔的旗杆上升起一面巨大的法国国旗。随后，铁塔第二层平台燃放起了烟花。五月初，巴黎国际博览会开幕，埃菲尔铁塔便是此次盛会的入门处。
直到1930年纽约克莱斯勒大厦建成之前，埃菲尔铁塔一直是世界上最高的人造结构。令人无法相信的是，当1909年国际博览会对这片土地的20年租约到期时，埃菲尔铁塔差点被拆毁，但其作为无线电传输天线的价值让它得以保留。今天，埃菲尔铁塔基本上保持着原貌，也是世界主要旅游景点之一。
In 1889， to honor the 100th anniversary[周年纪念] of the French Revolution， the French government planned an international exposition[博览会] and announced a design competition for a monument[纪念物] to be built on the Champ-de-Mars in central Paris. Out of more than 100 designs submitted[提交]， the committee[委员会] chose Eiffel’s plan. The design was of an open-lattice[格子金属架] wrought-iron[熟铁，锻铁] tower that would reach almost 1，000 feet above Paris and be the world’s tallest man-made structure. Eiffel， a noted bridge builder， was a master of metal construction and designed the framework of the Statue of Liberty.
Eiffel’s tower was greeted with doubt from critics who argued that it would be structurally unsound[不稳固的]， and anger from others who thought it would be an eyesore[丑的东西，眼中钉] in the heart of Paris. Despite the critics， Eiffel completed his great tower under budget[预算] in just two years. Only one worker lost his life during construction， which at the time was a remarkably[显著地] low casualty[伤亡] number for a project of that magnitude[巨大]. The light， airy structure was by all accounts[据大家所说] a technological[科技的] wonder. Within a few decades， it was regarded as an architectural[建筑学的] masterpiece[杰作].
The Eiffel Tower is 984 feet tall and consists of[由……组成] an iron framework supported on four masonry[石建筑] piers[墩]， from which rise four columns[柱状物] that unite to form a single vertical[垂直的] tower. Platforms， each with an observation deck[观景台]， are at three levels. Elevators[升降机] ascend[上升] the piers on a curve[曲线].
The elevators were not completed by March 31st， 1889， however，
so Gustave Eiffel ascended the tower’s stairs， with a few hardy[能吃苦的] companions[同伴]， and raised a huge French flag up the structure’s flagpole[旗杆]. Fireworks were then set off from the second platform. In early May， the Paris International Exposition opened， and the tower served as the entrance gateway to the giant fair.
The Eiffel Tower remained the world’s tallest man-made structure until the completion of the Chrysler Building in New York in 1930. Incredibly， the Eiffel Tower was almost destroyed when the International Exposition’s 20-year lease[租约] on the land expired[期满] in 1909， but its value as an antenna[天线] for radio transmission saved it. It remains largely unchanged today and is one of the world’s premier[首要的] tourist attractions.
1889年3月31日，巴黎的埃菲尔铁塔正式向公众开放。开幕式由铁塔的设计师古斯塔夫·埃菲尔主持，法国总理皮埃尔·蒂拉尔和一小部分政要，以及200名建筑工人参加了开幕式。
1889年，为纪念法国大革命100周年，法国政府计划举办一次国际博览会，并宣布将举行一场设计比赛，为巴黎市中心的战神广场兴建一座纪念碑。在提交的一百多份设计方案中，委员会最终选择了埃菲尔的方案。其设计是一个开放式支架的锻铁塔，高度近1000英尺（304.8米），一旦建成，将是当时世界上最高的人造结构。埃菲尔是一位有名的桥梁建筑师，精于设计金属结构，自由女神像的框架即出自其手笔。
埃菲尔的铁塔（建筑方案）受到了批评家的质疑，他们认为这种结构不牢固；它也引发了另一些人的愤怒，他们视其为与巴黎中心地带格格不入的眼中钉。尽管受到了批评，埃菲尔仅用了两年时间便在预算之内完成了他的伟大作品。施工期间，仅有一名工人丧生。在当时，这一伤亡数字对修建如此规模的建筑项目而言，已是很低的记录。所有人都承认，埃菲尔铁塔轻盈通透的结构是一个技术奇迹。在其后数十年里，它已经被视为一件建筑杰作。
埃菲尔铁塔高984英尺（299.9米），由四个塔墩支撑着一个铁制框架组成。四条支柱从塔墩上升起，逐渐联合成一个直立的塔身。铁塔上建有三层平台，每层各有一个观景台。电梯从塔墩沿曲线上升。
然而，电梯要到1889年3月31日才能建成。于是古斯塔夫·埃菲尔与几个吃苦耐劳的同伴一起徒步爬楼梯登上铁塔，在铁塔的旗杆上升起一面巨大的法国国旗。随后，铁塔第二层平台燃放起了烟花。五月初，巴黎国际博览会开幕，埃菲尔铁塔便是此次盛会的入门处。
直到1930年纽约克莱斯勒大厦建成之前，埃菲尔铁塔一直是世界上最高的人造结构。令人无法相信的是，当1909年国际博览会对这片土地的20年租约到期时，埃菲尔铁塔差点被拆毁，但其作为无线电传输天线的价值让它得以保留。今天，埃菲尔铁塔基本上保持着原貌，也是世界主要旅游景点之一。