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The Eiffel Tower is perhaps the most famous tall building in the world, an icon of its own age and ours.
French engineer Gustave Eiffel (Dec.
Gustave EIFFEL married Geneviève Emilie GAUDELET and had 5 children.

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The Eiffel Tower is perhaps the most famous tall building in the world, an icon of its own age and ours. It was the dream-child of French engineer Gustave Eiffel, along with Budapest railway station, the Douro Bridge in Portugal and the interior skeleton of the Statue of Liberty. In this new biography of Eiffel, the first for many years, David I. Harvie reveals the determination, struggle and drama which characterised the life of this talented man.

The Eiffel Tower was proposed as the centrepiece for the World Exhibition of 1889, yet the moment the plans were unveiled they were greeted with a storm of protests. An influential Artists' Protest was vocal in its criticism; Eiffel became involved in an extended argument with Charles Garnier, architect of the Paris Opera; and satirists had a field day. Robust in his defence of the tower, Eiffel had the last laugh: when completed, the tower became an instant favourite and a moneyspinner. Yet, at the moment of his triumph, scandal beckoned. While the tower was being built Eiffel had signed contracts for the biggest and riskiest project o

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The Eiffel Tower was completed on March 31, 1889.
This year, the iconic structure turns 129 years old.
Most people don't know that many Parisians initially hated the Eiffel Tower, that its light show requires 20,000 LED lights, or that Gustave Eiffel had a secret apartment on the third floor.

It's impossible to think of Paris without picturing the Eiffel Tower.

The world-famous attraction turns 128 years old on March 31, marking the date it was completed for the 1889 Exposition Universelle (World’s Fair) to honor the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.

The tower continues to make an impression today, drawing nearly seven million visitors from all over the world each year.

In honor of the Eiffel Tower's upcoming birthday, here are some fascinating fac

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France tv distribution has boarded “Eiffel Tower: Building the Impossible,” a documentary shedding light on what it took for pioneering engineer Gustave Eiffelto build the famous French landmark.

“Eiffel Tower: Building the Impossible” was produced as part of the Global Doc Programme which brings together major international broadcasters.

Caroline Behar, head of international co-productions and acquisitions at Factuals Unit), said the documentary boasts “an original visual style” reflecting how “truly modern Eiffel’s work is.”

Taking place in 1889, the documentary portrays the rise of Eiffel at the heart of the industrial revolution and chronicles his technical and architectural adventure to build the tower. The docu also shows how Eiffel built more than 300 metallic civil works all around the world, from viaducts to bridges, train stations, factories, as well as the structure for the Statue of Liberty.

The factual program is being distributed internationally by France tv distribution and is...

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