One of the most famous and amazing wonders of the world of our time, to look at which thousands of people from all countries and continents flock, is the graceful and slender Eiffel Tower. Images and souvenirs with its elegant forms can be bought when traveling to Paris. However, if desired, everyone is able to create a small turret for themselves, armed only with a piece of paper. So how to make the Eiffel Tower out of paper?
Possible options
I must say that craftsmen have come up with many ways to create real works of art. The paper Eiffel Tower can be folded using the origami technique, as well as assembled and glued from a pre-prepared layout. In the latter case, you will need not only a sheet of colored or white paper, but also scissors with glue.
Preparation for work
How to make the Eiffel Tower out of paper? You need to take a square sheet, white or colored, as you like. It is desirable that its width and length be equal to thirty-five centimeters. The sheet should be put inside out to you and bent in half towards you. Now that the fold is ready, you can unfold the sheet and proceed with the main part.
How to fold the tower?
First, the top sheet is bent in half, then the same is done with all its parts. That is, each square obtained after the previous operation, in turn, folds in half. This should be continued until thirty-two horizontal segments are obtained from the sheet, completely identical and even. All the resulting folds must be carefully ironed. Then the leaf unfolds so that the folded lines turn out to be verticals. How to make the Eiffel Tower out of paper next? Do the same with all the squares, this time adding the horizontal lines. The result is a lot of pretty small cells.
Folds and Marks
The next step is to create the "floors" of the tower. First, the uppermost edge of the sheet is folded and cut off. It won't come in handy. Then it is bent and the side is cut in the same way. If everything is done correctly, the result will be a square with markings with a side of thirty-one centimeters. It should be folded twice diagonally, thus creating a central intersection of all folds. The sheet is placed face down on the table, and bottom edge a strip of seven and a half segments bends towards itself. The exact same fold is made through three segments, and then everything is repeated already on the top of the square and on all the remaining sides.
The tower folds
How to make the Eiffel Tower out of paper when all the markings are ready? You need to find a central large square on the sheet that connects all the diagonal folds. On its basis, one of the main forms of origami is now being formed - the so-called bomb.
That is, all sides need to be raised and connected, getting a flat square at the top. The base is ready. The next stage is bending the figure with an accordion. It was for this that separate segments were made. This is how all the main corners of the tower are folded. They need to be wrapped inward to define the shape more clearly. The apex remains vertical. The same is done for the intermediate level, which must be remembered to make it a little wider than the spire.
Lowest level and shutdown
Having carefully ironed all the folds, you can proceed to the base of the figure. It is the widest. All the edges of the folds and the bottom corners are bent up so that you get four "legs" of the tower and graceful arches between them. Everything, the work is ready. You can leave the figure like this or paint it, glue it over with flowers or sprinkle it with sparkles.
Tower from template
The Eiffel Tower made of paper, a template of which you can draw yourself or copy from a picture, can also be assembled with scissors and glue. You need to cut four identical sides, leaving allowances for the glue, carefully glue everything, wait until the glue dries. That's all, the tower is ready.
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One of the most interesting buildings of our time is the TV tower in Ostankino. One of its authors was the scientist N.V. Nikitin. Since ancient times, people have sought to build such a structure that would amaze with its size and, above all, its height. Everyone knows the expression "Babylonian pandemonium." It arose from a biblical legend about an attempt to build a tower in Babylon up to the sky in order to get to God. The angry god "confused" the languages of people, they ceased to understand each other, and construction stopped.
This is a myth in which the dream of mankind is expressed, but there were buildings that amazed contemporaries with their grandeur and beauty, known to us as the seven wonders of the world. One of them, the seventh, has come down to our times - this is Pyramids of Egypt... The highest of them is the Cheops pyramid, built in the 28th century. BC e., reached a height of 147 m. Now its height has decreased by 10 m due to the onset of the sands. The other six wonders have not survived.
The first miracle - hanging gardens Semiramis in Babylon. 14 identical rooms were built, at the top of which there were terraces with earth, where beautiful flowers and trees grew. The second miracle is the Temple of Artemis in the city of Ephesus. Artemision set fire to the vain Herostratus, eager to become famous. His name has become a household name. The temple was restored, but later it collapsed not without the participation of the conquerors. The third miracle is the statue of Olympian Zeus. It was made of wood and covered with gold, ivory and precious stones... Burned out during a fire. The fourth miracle - the tomb of King Mausol (Mavsol), hence the word "mausoleum", disappeared in the 15th century, having stood for 19 centuries. The fifth miracle is the 70 m high statue of Helios, the sun god, patron saint of the city of Rhodes. It stood at the entrance to the harbor. The Colossus of Rhodes (as the statue is called) collapsed in an earthquake. The sixth miracle is the lighthouse on the island of Foros (Fados) in Alexandria, whose height was 180 m.
Many centuries have passed since then, the creations of human hands have collapsed, only the expression "seven wonders of the world" remains, which now means something amazing and extraordinary. But people never left the idea of building higher and higher. And such structures were created. They are still being constructed today. This is not done for the sake of being carried away by height, but is dictated by the practical necessity of saving land area.
In 1889, the now well-known Eiffel Tower was built in Paris, the height of which, together with the flagpole, is 312.8 m. It was named after its creator Gustave Eiffel. In 1967, the construction of the tallest structure on the planet for that time was completed - the radio and television tower in Ostankino.
This is truly an engineering marvel. Its constructive solution is unusual. It resembles the trunk of a tree or the stem of a plant. And not only in appearance. The tower is a reinforced concrete pipe, along the periphery of which steel cables are stretched to keep it from swaying. The tower is not afraid of any winds. Many representatives of the plant world have this design.
For the layout, a sheet of colored (gray or some other color) glossy paper is used. Cut a strip from it with a width of up to 120 mm, take it by the lower corner and, gradually twisting the material, make a blank so that a tube is obtained, 
expanding downward. The upper hole should be no more than 4 mm in diameter (an empty rod from a ballpoint pen is inserted into it), the lower hole up to 25 mm in diameter. Absolute accuracy is not needed here, since it does not matter in principle. To obtain such a blank, it is advisable to first make several trial operations. When the part is prepared, the end is glued (Fig. 14, a - d). It should be noted that the proportions and scale in this layout are not consistent, this is due to the use of standard material and the capabilities of children of primary school age.
For the layout, a standard sheet was taken, the length of which does not exceed 300 mm, as well as a used rod from a ballpoint pen, which allows primary school children to make a layout without difficulty.
If you need to make a more accurate product, you can independently develop a design using general principle construction and main dimensions of the TV tower. The diameter of the base is 60 m, the lower, expanding part has a height of 63 m, at this mark the diameter of the tower is 18 m, the concrete shaft is 385 m, here is the base of the antenna, the diameter of which is 8 m, observation deck is located at a height of 337 m, total height 533 m. This material can be used to talk with children.
When the trunk is prepared, make the lower, tapered part. For this part, take thick drawing paper, on which they make a marking of three semicircles (R 1 -25 mm, R 2 -70 mm, R 3 -90 mm), then cut out half of the circle and make a cutout on it in the center (Fig. 14, e). The workpiece, so that it curls up, is pulled along the edge of the ruler. Roll up, holding the cone with your hands, insert the tower barrel inside, adjusting the size of the hole along the barrel tube. The lower parts of the cone and the barrel must match, that is, the opening of the cone must be made so that the barrel fits snugly into it. Then they make a mark with a pencil, remove the blank and glue the part (Fig. 14, e - g).
On the wide part of the cone, marks are placed dividing the circle into eight parts, 5 mm away from them on both sides and cuts are made along the line drawn earlier. Eight supports are obtained on a cone, each of which is 10 mm at the base. Figure 14, h, and these operations are shown in the bottom view.
Then the barrel of the tower is inserted into the opening of the cone. The design of the breadboard is quite stable and holds without glue. After that, an antenna is made. They take an empty rod from a ballpoint pen, wrap it with thin paper, glue the strip and insert the blank into the upper opening of the tower. The part can be fixed with glue. If the hole is narrow, the antenna is held without glue. Then they take a serpentine and make additional layout elements. At the junction of the end of the tower and the beginning of the antenna, three rings are wound side by side, on the trunk - one at a time. In conclusion, finish with a felt-tip pen (Fig. 14, k - m).
One of the most interesting buildings of our time is the TV tower in Ostankino. One of its authors was the scientist N.V. Nikitin. Since ancient times, people have sought to build such a structure that would amaze with its size and, above all, its height. Everyone knows the expression "Babylonian pandemonium." It arose from a biblical legend about an attempt to build a tower in Babylon up to the sky in order to get to God. The angry god "confused" the languages of people, they ceased to understand each other, and construction stopped.
This is a myth in which the dream of mankind is expressed, but there were buildings that amazed contemporaries with their grandeur and beauty, known to us as the seven wonders of the world. One of them, the seventh, has come down to our times - these are the Egyptian pyramids. The highest of them is the Cheops pyramid, built in the 28th century. BC e., reached a height of 147 m. Now its height has decreased by 10 m due to the onset of the sands. The other six wonders have not survived.
The first miracle is the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. 14 identical rooms were built, at the top of which there were terraces with earth, where beautiful flowers and trees grew. The second miracle is the Temple of Artemis in the city of Ephesus. Artemision set fire to the vain Herostratus, eager to become famous. His name has become a household name. The temple was restored, but later it collapsed not without the participation of the conquerors. The third miracle is the statue of Olympian Zeus. It was made of wood and covered with gold, ivory and precious stones. Burned out during a fire. The fourth miracle - the tomb of King Mausolus (Mavsol), hence the word "mausoleum", disappeared in the 15th century, having stood for 19 centuries. The fifth miracle is the 70 m high statue of Helios, the sun god, patron saint of the city of Rhodes. It stood at the entrance to the harbor. The Colossus of Rhodes (as the statue is called) collapsed in an earthquake. The sixth miracle is the lighthouse on the island of Foros (Fados) in Alexandria, whose height was 180 m1.
Many centuries have passed since then, the creations of human hands have collapsed, only the expression "seven wonders of the world" remains, which now means something amazing and extraordinary. But people never left the idea of building higher and higher. And such structures were created. They are still being constructed today. This is not done for the sake of being carried away by height, but is dictated by the practical necessity of saving land area.
In 1889, the now well-known Eiffel Tower was built in Paris, the height of which, together with the flagpole, is 312.8 m. It was named after its creator Gustave Eiffel. In 1967, the construction of the tallest structure on the planet for that time was completed - the radio and television tower in Ostankino2 (col. Table II). This is truly an engineering marvel. Its constructive solution is unusual. It resembles the trunk of a tree or the stem of a plant. And not only in appearance. The tower is a reinforced concrete pipe, along the periphery of which steel cables are stretched to keep it from swaying. The tower is not afraid of any winds. Many representatives of the plant world have this design3.
For the layout, a sheet of colored (gray or some other color) glossy paper is used. Cut a strip from it up to 120 mm wide, take it by the lower corner and, gradually twisting the material, make a blank so that a tube is obtained, expanding downward. The upper hole should be no more than 4 mm in diameter (an empty rod from a ballpoint pen is inserted into it), the lower hole up to 25 mm in diameter. Absolute accuracy is not needed here, since it does not matter in principle. To obtain such a blank, it is advisable to first make several trial operations. When the part is prepared, the end is glued (Fig. 14, a - d). It should be noted that the proportions and scale in this layout are not consistent, this is due to the use of standard material and the capabilities of children of primary school age.
For the layout, a standard sheet was taken, the length of which does not exceed 300 mm, as well as a used rod from a ballpoint pen, which allows primary school children to make a layout without difficulty.
If you need to make a more accurate product, you can independently develop a structure using the general principle of construction and the main dimensions of the TV tower. The base diameter is 60 m, the lower, expanding part has a height of 63 m, at this mark the tower diameter is 18 m, the concrete shaft is 385 m, the antenna base is located here, the diameter of which is 8 m, the observation deck is at a height of 337 m, the total height is 533 m. This material can be used to talk with children.
When the trunk is prepared, make the lower, tapered part. For this part, take thick drawing paper, on which they make a marking of three semicircles (Ri-25 mm, R2-70 mm, R3-90 mm), then cut half the circle and make a cutout in the center (Fig. 14, d ). The workpiece, so that it curls up, is pulled along the edge of the ruler. Roll up the cone, holding it with your hands, insert the tower barrel inside, adjusting the size of the hole along the barrel tube. The lower parts of the cone and the barrel must match, that is, the opening of the cone must be made so that the barrel fits snugly into it. Then they make a mark with a pencil, remove the blank and glue the part (Fig. 14, e - g).
On the wide part of the cone, marks are placed dividing the circle into eight parts, 5 mm away from them on both sides and cuts are made along the line drawn earlier. Eight supports are obtained on a cone, each of which is 10 mm at the base. Figure 14, h, and these operations are shown in the bottom view.
Then the barrel of the tower is inserted into the opening of the cone. The design of the breadboard is quite stable and holds without glue. After that, an antenna is made. They take an empty rod from a ballpoint pen, wrap it with thin paper, glue the strip and insert the blank into the upper opening of the tower. The part can be fixed with glue. If the hole is narrow, the antenna is held without glue. Then they take a serpentine and make additional layout elements. At the junction of the end of the tower and the beginning of the antenna, three rings are wound side by side, on the trunk - one at a time. In conclusion, finish with a felt-tip pen (Fig. 14, k - m).
