Q&A for How to Draw the Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel tower was built for a World Fair in 1889 and was supposed to be removed after, but it wasn't and eventually grew as a landmark for Parisians. So basically, Gustave built it for the 1889 World's fair.

It took a total of two years, two months, and five days. The work was started in 1887, and the tower was inaugurated in 1889.

Gustave Eiffel built the Eiffel Tower. (Source: Wikipedia)

The Eiffel Tower is 324 meters (1,063 feet) tall. It is an 81-story structure and is the tallest building in Paris, France.

It took about 7,799,401 CFP Frances, which is equal to about 76,908 US Dollars.

Usually Xs are used to support structures, which is why you see them on big bridges too.

The tower is painted in three shades of bronze: lighter at the top, getting progressively darker towards the bottom to perfectly complement the Parisian sky. It was originally reddish brown; this changed in 1968 to a bronze color known as "Eiffel Tower Brown".

Yes, you may use any colors you want!

Gustave Eiffel was born in Dijon, France, on December 5, 1832.

The Eiffel Tower is the eldest. The tallest tower is Burj Khalifa (828 meters) and the shortest is the Bratislava UFO (95 meters).

No one actually died building it. Though one man died during the construction, he wasn’t on duty.

No, it does not.

You can draw a simple Eiffel Tower sketch that would be easier for kids to try. Start by drawing a straight line down the middle of your paper to use as a guide. Put a little square with a triangle on it and a small antenna to be the viewing platform at the top of the tower. Then, draw 2 horizontal rectangles perpendicular to the line for the viewing platforms. Make curved lines form the corners of the square to the corners of the rectangle at the bottom of your tower. After that, draw curved lines parallel to the first ones so they come from the center. Add 45-degree angled lines coming down from the bottom rectangle, and then draw an upside-down curve between the tower's legs so they're connected. After that, you can draw horizontal lines between the parallel curves and then add an "X" in each of the rectangles to finish your basic drawing.

The Eiffel Tower has an iconic design that isn't super difficult to draw, even though it may look complex. Once you've got the basic shape of the tower sketched out, you can start to add straight horizonal lines between the curves of the lines to form what are called girders, which are structure supports. Begin at the tip of the tower and draw straight horizontal lines from one of the outer curved lines to the other to make small rectangles. After that, you can add an X-shape between each of the horizontal lines that you just drew to replicate the cross supports in the design. Make sure the ends of the X connect with the corners of the space so it looks like they’re attached to the tower.

In real life, the Eiffel Tower is actually a pretty neutral color that's made up of 3 shades of brown. In fact, the brown color is called "Eiffel Tower brown" because of how specific it is. It's darker at the base of the tower and gets lighter the higher up the tower goes, which makes it look like it's the same shade from a distance. But if you're coloring a sketch of the Eiffel Tower, you can just use 1 color. Choose a light brown or a dark beige color and fill in the metal between the empty spaces created by the girders.