Around the world · Drawing 11 of 32
The Eiffel Tower
France · Europe
The Eiffel Tower was built in Paris for the 1889 World’s Fair. Its iron pieces form triangles.
Did you know?
It took two years, two months and five days to build.
Look together
How many triangles can you find?
An idea to try
Build a small tower with blocks, then draw its outline.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
The Eiffel Tower was built in Paris for the 1889 World’s Fair. Its iron framework has open spaces between the beams. This daytime drawing simplifies the structure; it does not show every connection or a decorative lighting display.
Sources and illustration notes (2)
Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be composed; details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place. The map dot gives only an approximate location.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- Eiffel Tower: History and ConstructionPlace, landscape or monument and the factual explanation on this page.
- Eiffel Tower: Key FiguresThe construction time of the tower.
Page prepared on October 3, 2026. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
This drawing is from the book Around the World to Colour
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