Did you know, just like any metal, the iron that makes up the Eiffel Tower is highly sensitive to temperature changes. When the sun blazes and temperatures rise, the Tower literally grows! Thanks to a natural physical phenomenon called thermal expansion, the structure can increase in height by several millimeters on particularly hot days.
“You don’t look for the Tower — you simply notice when she finds you.”
Part of the “Take on the Tower” Series
Each Tuesday, we turn our gaze toward the Eiffel Tower — seen not as a monument, but as a quiet companion to everyday Paris.
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