The Eiffel Tower Grows Taller in Summer!

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Okay, this sounds like a joke — but it’s 100% real.
The Eiffel Tower, that famous giant metal landmark in Paris, actually gets taller in the summer.

Like… it literally grows.
No watering. No fertilizer. Just heat. 🌞

🗼 So, How Does That Even Happen?

The Eiffel Tower is made of iron, and metal does something weird when it gets hot:
It expands — meaning the atoms inside it start to move more and take up more space.

So when the sun shines on the tower, heating it up...

👉 The whole thing stretches.
👉 The top rises.
👉 It can grow up to 6 inches taller (that’s like stacking 5 pancakes on top)!

In the winter? The metal cools down and shrinks again.
The Eiffel Tower is basically doing yoga all year long.

☀️ Why Does This Matter?

This is a great example of thermal expansion — something that engineers, scientists, and builders have to think about all the time!

• Bridges, railways, and buildings all have little gaps built in so they don’t crack or bend when they heat up or cool down.

• Even your glass windows can make little crackly sounds in summer — they’re expanding a tiny bit!

🇫🇷 Eiffel Tower Fun Facts!

• It was built in 1889 and was the tallest building in the world at the time.

• It weighs over 10,000 tons (that’s like 2,500 elephants 🐘).

• It has over 1,600 steps if you want to walk all the way up (good luck!).

• It’s painted every 7 years with 60 tons of paint.

🧠 What Can We Learn?

• Even giant landmarks are affected by tiny science.

• Heat doesn’t just make people sweat — it makes metal move!

• Science is hiding in the most surprising places… even in a vacation selfie 📸

So next time you’re hot and sticky on a summer day, just remember —
you’re not the only one stretching out in the heat.

The Eiffel Tower feels it too.