Listening

The Eiffel Tower is the tallest tower in Paris. It is 324 meters tall. It took two years to build this wonderful tower and it was finished in 1889. Now the tower is painted every seven years. 

Every year, almost 7, 000, 000 people visit the tower. Some people take the lift and go up to the top of the tower to have a look at the city of Paris. But if you don’t want to wait for the lift, or if you want to do some exercise, you can walk up more than 1, 000 steps to the top!

Many interesting things have happened to the tower in the past. In 1948, an elephant walked up to the first floor. In 1983, two men went down the stairs on bicycles.