Compare and contrast between the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of LibertyBeautiful landscapes. Love. New experiences. Find these things in two very popular cities. The Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower are both very popular tourist attractions, perhaps due to their beauty or perhaps due to their archaeological structure. Who really knows, but here are some similarities and differences between the two. Although the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty are different and similar, the facts are clear. Although the Eiffel Tower is a renowned monument for France. Being originally built as an entrance route, some precautions were taken. The safety procedures deployed were mobile stages, railings and screens. So, only one man died during construction (“Building Eiffel Tower”). The tower is 320 meters tall and uses over 18,000 pieces in the steel structure. Each year, high temperatures cause the structure to grow six inches, but then shrink after the summer. That's why the idea of thermal rivets was used in the assembly because the rivets allow the structure to maintain its shape. Over 2.5 million rivets were used (“Building Eiffel Tower”). This construction cost France over 7.31 million francs. The tower had many different colors until they officially settled on bronze. It was red, mustard yellow and even chestnut brown (“Chisholm”). However, has anyone ever wondered what the Statue of Liberty is made of? Believe it or not, the outer shell of the Statue of Liberty was made of copper. Inside the statue, the structure is made of steel and iron, similar to the Eiffel Tower. These materials maintain the shape of the Statue. Furthermore, 300 different types of hammers were used to build the Statue (“Klein”). Even if...... half of the paper......html>.“Gustave Eiffel”. Biography. 2014. Web. 20 April 2014..“Statue of the Immigrant”. National Park Service. 2014. Web.20 April 2014..Klein. Christopher. “10 Things You May Not Know About the Eiffel Tower.” History. 2014.Web. 31 March 2014..Palermo Elisabetta. "Eiffel Tower: Information and Facts." Science live. 2013. Web. 3 April 2014..“Clothing the First Lady of Metal”. Copper. 2014. Web. 20 April 2014. “Statue of Liberty”. History. 2009. Network. March 25. 2014. .
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