2. 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.

3. 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

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

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

6. WHY? 1889 World’s Fair Expression of France’s Gratitude Global Icon One of the Top Tourist Attractions But not everyone was on board the same ship for this project…

7. MAKING OF THE TOWER

8. 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? It’s all one height? All the elements are structural?