I have found on the Internet a descriptive text about the Eiffel Tower, where all the expressions used for describing this place are clearly shown. However, WHAT IS A DESCRIPTIVE TEXT?
- Descriptive text is a text which says or describes a place, a person, a thing... so that the readers can easily visualize the described place, person or thing or they can picture what it looks like. When writing a descriptive text, you have to focus on one object, in this case, a building, the name of the place (the Eiffel Tower) and the location, in Paris. Finally, the description itself must include the size, color, condition, and position.
The Eiffel Tower is a famous tower located on Champ de Mars in Paris. Built in 1889, it became both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest building in Paris and the most visited paid monument in the world; millions of tourists visit it every year. Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair.
The tower's height is 1,063 feet tall, about the same height as an 81-story building. Upon its completion, it surpassed the Washington Monument to assume the title of tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years. However, due to the addition in 1957 of the antenna, the tower is now taller than the Chrysler Building.
The tower has three levels for visitors. Tickets can be purchased to ascend, by stairs or lift, to the first and second levels. The walk to the first level took over 300 steps, but the third and highest level is accessible only by elevator.
You need to know a unique fact, the tower is considered as an eyesore for the people of France when it freshly made. When Eiffel was built in 1889, the tower was intended as a temporary building and will be demolished 20 years later. However, when it was useful as radio transmitters, it eventually still be allowed to stand.
Today, it has been regarded as one of the most beautiful architectural works in the world. Besides its use for tourist attraction, the tower is also used as a communication tool for sending signals to televisions and also radios.
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