About this story
Paris hated it, then loved it
An iron giant built from millions of rivets for a world's fair, and the tallest building on Earth for forty years.
About 6 minutes, for ages 4–8. In the app, this story is told in the voice of someone your kids love — Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, Dad, or any trusted storyteller — with their own names woven in.
What kids will hear
- The Eiffel Tower was the tallest building in the world for about forty years.
- It is held together by millions of rivets.
- It grows a little taller in summer because metal expands in the heat.
- Many Parisians disliked it at first, and now it is France's favourite symbol.