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Birth
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was born on December 15, 1832 in Dijon. -
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Works of Gustave Eiffel
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Early Bridges
Eiffel started to work onbridges. This was the start of his career. His bidges uasually had archs. -
The beginning of the Statue of Liberty
The manufacturing of the Statue of Liberty begun in November 1875. -
Cool Bridges
In 1877 he bridged the Douro River at Oporto, Port., with a 525-foot steel arch, which he followed with an even greater arch of the same type, the 540-foot span Garabit viaduct over the Truyre River in southern France, for many years the highest bridge in the world, 400 feet over the stream. -
Fund-Raising
From fun-raising, more than 150,000 francs was raised in France. -
A Cool Present
The statue arrices in New York, as a gift. The height of the whole statue was 305 feet and 1 inch. Which had to be pretty hard to ship across oceans. -
A New Interest
He had got the nickname “magician of iron.” During this time the Eiffel Tower directed his interest to problems of aerodynamics, and he used the tower for a number of experiments -
Eiffel Tower
Built in 1889, the Eiffel Tower is one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest building in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year. -
A Cool Visit
Thomas Edison visited the tower. He signed the guestbook with the following message—
To M Eiffel the Engineer the brave builder of so gigantic and original specimen of modern Engineering from one who has the greatest respect and admiration for all Engineers including the Great Engineer the Bon Dieu, Thomas Edison. -
Death
Gustave Eiffel passed away on December 27th 1923. -
Competition
The tower lost the title of the world's tallest structure when the Chrysler Building was completed in New York City. -
A National Monument
The Statue of Liberty is proclaimed a national momnument. The Congress renames the island it stands on "Liberty Island". -
Birthday!
The Statue of Liberty's one-hundreth birthday is completed. -
Stunts with the Eiffel Tower
Robert Moriarty flew a Beechcraft Bonanza through the arches of the tower. -
More Stunts
A.J. Hackett made one of his first bungee jumps from the top of the Eiffel Tower, using a special cord he had helped develop. Hackett was arrested by the Paris police upon reaching the ground.
