Fun and unusual facts

• The Eiffel tower weighs less than air taking up the same volume
• Because of the expansion of metal, the tower can actually bend up to 18 cm
• The entire structure is approximately 10,000 tonnes
• The structure is designed as it is to minimize the impact of wind resistance
• Occasionally the maintainers of the tower change the paint color
• Approximately 60 tons of paint and a time period of 15 to 18 months is required to paint the Eiffel Tower.
• The tower is currently used for radio and television transmission
• The tallest structure in the world until 1930, when the Chrysler building in New York City was completed
• Eiffel Tower was initially intended to be dismantled and sold as scrap 20 years after its construction, but this never happened
• There is an ice skating rink on the first floor during winter!