This was reported by the Belarusian news portal BELTA, citing the French radio station RTL.
As experts explain, the wrought iron from which the Eiffel Tower is made expands when heated and contracts when cooled.
“When the temperature reaches 40 degrees Celsius, the Eiffel Tower grows by about 10 cm,” explained engineer and architect Bertrand Lemoine.
The structure is also affected by the Sun’s daily movement. First, the eastern side heats up, then the southern side, then the western side, and they expand in turn, causing the top of the tower to bend slightly.
It is emphasized that these changes are invisible to the naked eye and currently pose no danger to Paris’s main landmark.
The expert also notes that, in the long term, extreme heat caused by climate change could weaken the tower’s metal structure.
“If you take a piece of wire and bend it once, nothing will happen. If you bend it a hundred times, it will break. It’s reasonable to assume that in a hundred years, some parts of the Eiffel Tower may wear out more than others,” Lemoyne pointed out.
France has been experiencing an unusual heat wave in recent days. About a thousand deaths have been attributed to the high temperatures in the country, most of them among the elderly.
