:28:13
Can you teII me the exact width
of the foundation...
:28:15
on which these piers are resting,
and the depth?
:28:18
You don't have to worry. The thing is safe.
:28:19
-I am not afraid--
-''The foundation is 141 yards square.''
:28:23
-I hope you'II forgive me but I thought--
-Go on.
:28:26
''Four massive pieces of masonry
are sunk to a depth of 46 feet...
:28:29
''on the side of the Seine,
and 29.5 feet on the other side.
:28:32
''The girders of interIaced ironwork,
which stay the structure...
:28:35
''have an incIination of 54 degrees.''
:28:37
-That's a strange angIe.
-Yes, that's very strange.
:28:39
''Ascending to the first pIatform
is a staircase consisting of...
:28:43
''829 steps.''
:28:47
''And an additionaI 254 steps
to the very top.
:28:52
''There's an eIevator incIuded
in the price of admission.''
:28:56
It'II take you hours to waIk up there.
:28:57
The eIevator wiII get you up
in three minutes.
:29:30
You gave me some very
vaIuabIe information. Thank you.
:29:35
Thank you for getting me up here.
I've never seen this before.
:29:40
-BeautifuI, isn't it?
-Yes, it is.
:29:43
I'm gIad I saw it before becoming extinct.
:29:46
Now don't misunderstand me.
I do not hoId your frivoIity against you.
:29:50
As basic materiaI, you may not be bad.
:29:52
But you are the unfortunate product
of a doomed cuIture.
:29:56
I feeI very sorry for you.
:29:58
But you must admit
that this doomed oId civiIization sparkIes.