I ought to be jealous of the Eiffel Tower. She is more famous than I am.
— Gustave Eiffel

Hello to everyone! The first spring month is almost off, and the last its day marks the remarkable event. On March, 31, 1889, the symbol of modern Oh La la Paris was opened, the thing that is now associated with the romance of this city of lovers. Yes, it comes on the Eiffel Tower, one of the most famous constructions of the whole world.

“Can one think that because we are engineers, beauty does not preoccupy us or that we do not try to build beautiful, as well as solid and long lasting structures?”, Gustave Eiffel wrote, the famous French engineer and architect. The Garabit viaduct, the Bordeaux bridge, the Budapest-Nyugati station, the Church of Notre Dame des Champs and many, many other buildings and constructions made a great name to him. But the most glorious his monument was the Eiffel Tower, named after him.

One of the most recognized buildings, this construction is an iconic for Paris, its first “must-see” for tourists and visitors. The popularity of the Eiffel Tower is so great, that since its official opening in 1889, more than 250 million people have visited this fabulous French sightseeing. Millions of people admire it, millions dream about spending their wedding anniversaries or honeymoon in Paris (what about the best idea to get a romantic weekend with your charming Russian bride here), hoping to visit the Eiffel Tower, to climb on the top and to enjoy the fantastic overlook of the day or night French City of Lovers. It seems now impossible to believe that the so-called “Grand Dame” of Paris was hardly criticized during its erection and after the ceremony of its opening. Many prominent writers, artists and cultural figures, including Victor Marie Hugo called the Eiffel Tower “monstrous” and “ridiculous”. It can hardly imagine that the modern symbol of Paris could be so awfully criticized. But time flies, and today we have a perfect chance to have a great time with someone special in Paris, admiring this quintessential example of engineering and human genius.