953 nut 64,632 #1 Posted 7 hours ago March 31, 1889 Eiffel Tower officially opens for dignitaries and an award ceremony in Paris, France; designed by Gustave Eiffel and built for the Exposition Universelle, at 300 meters high, it holds the record for the tallest man-made structure for 41 years. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 31,296 #2 Posted 5 hours ago (edited) Fun facts - The Eiffel Tower is currently on its 20th paint job. It takes 25 people 18 months to remove 33tons of old paint and apply 60tons of new paint on the Tower. There is around 2.6 million square feet to paint by hand (rollers & brushes), no spray guns. This process is repeated every 7yrs. Talk about an office with a view. Edited 5 hours ago by Achto 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 55,688 #3 Posted 5 hours ago Notice how none of those guys got safety rigs on! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 31,296 #4 Posted 5 hours ago (edited) 7 minutes ago, WHX?? said: Notice how none of those guys got safety rigs on! You didn't need no stinkin' harness in 1924. The world was a much safer place back then. Edited 4 hours ago by Achto 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 30,773 #5 Posted 3 hours ago @WHX?? and @Achto... Little known fact... it was actually built in Kenosha's twin city OSHA, France, just before it was annexed by Paris and incorporated into the French bureatocracy... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 23,649 #6 Posted 1 hour ago @WHX?? @Achto I heard you guys had a kangaroo sighting this last week. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 31,296 #7 Posted 43 minutes ago (edited) 22 minutes ago, stevasaurus said: I heard you guys had a kangaroo sighting this last week. They finally caught it. It's all safe & sound. I ever mention that I can't eat kangaroo meat? It makes me jumpy Edited 42 minutes ago by Achto Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
