世界著名建筑的英文介绍
英文介绍:
The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It was named after the engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair, it was initially criticized by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, but has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world; 6.98 million people ascended it in 2011. The tower received its 250 millionth visitor in 2010.
翻译:
埃菲尔铁塔是一座铁格塔,位于法国巴黎的马尔斯广场。 它是根据工程师亚历山大·古斯塔夫•埃菲尔的名字来命名的,他的公司也是铁塔的设计者和建造者。入口拱门是在1889年世界博览会的时候修建的,它的设计最初受到了一些批评法国领先的艺术家和知识分子的批评,但它现在既是法国的文化象征,也是全世界最著名的建筑之一。铁塔是巴黎最高的建筑,也是世界上访问量最大的付费纪念馆,2011年参观人数已达到698万人。铁塔在2010年收到了它的第2500万个参观者。