How to Draw the Eiffel Tower

"Magnolia flowers at the base of  the Eiffel Tower 5" by Bruno Monginoux on Landscape-Photo.net

The Eiffel Tower was built to be the main exhibition at the 1889 World's Fair, commemorating the 100 year anniversary of the French Revolution. Originally intended to stand for only twenty years, the tower received criticism and contempt from many artists of that time. However, throughout the decades the Eiffel Tower has become the most iconic monument in France.

Step 1: Draw an arc.

Step 2: Draw two lines touching the arc.

Step 3: Draw two parallel lines next to each of the previous lines, and a line connecting them on the bottom.

Step 4: Draw vertical lines above the arc and two horizontal lines at the top.

Step 5: Draw crisscrossing lines on the two legs of the tower.

Step 6: Draw three more horizontal lines above that and six tiny vertical lines intersecting them.

Step 7: Draw two pairs of curved lines coming out of that with three horizontal lines intersecting them at the top.

Step 8: Draw crisscrossing lines between the two pairs of curved lines.

Step 9: Draw four steep but not quite vertical lines coming out of that section, but halfway up have the center two connect to form one line.

Step 10: Draw the crisscrossing lines on this section.

Step 11: Draw the top of the tower with the antennae at the top.

Step 11: I drew in the background with the building behind it and the Champ de Mars garden.