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Eiffel Tower Kristina Feddersen Spring 2012 ARCH 71 Architectural History 2 College of the Sequoias Division of Industry and Technology Rolando L. Gonzalez, M. Arch., Architect, A.I.A.

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GUSTAVE EIFFEL December 15, 1832 December 27, 1923 French Architect & Engineer Had 3 Daughters & 2 Sons with his wife Marie Gaudelet Eiffel as a reference to the Eifel mountains Later did meteorology and aerodynamics

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IMPORTANT DATES OF THE 19 TH CENTURY EIFFEL TOWER 1887 - Construction Started 31 March 1889 - Construction Finished as Worlds Tallest & Open to Public 10 September 1889 - Thomas Edison Visited the Eiffel Tower 1925- Sold for Scrap Metal TWICE 1930- Lost Worlds Tallest Structure Title Due to Chrysler Building in NYC 1940-1944 Eiffels Dance with Hitler Adventurous people have always existed though

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HOW IT BEGAN Obtaining the Plans for the Observation Tower & Radio Broadcasting Tower Entering the competition for the Paris, France exhibit

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WHY? 1889 Worlds Fair Expression of Frances Gratitude Global Icon One of the Top Tourist Attractions But not everyone was on board the same ship for this project

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MAKING OF THE TOWER

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FUN FACTS True or False? The Eiffel tower is married? It takes 1 ton of paint every 7 years? The Eiffel Tower is 2 colors? Its all one height? All the elements are structural?