Buildings and Structures
Eiffel Tower
Also Known As La Tour Eiffel
Tower
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The wrought iron lattice tower built by Gustave Eiffel's company as the entrance monument of the 1889 Paris Exposition, and at 300 meters the tallest structure in the world until 1930. Attacked by artists as a monstrosity while it rose, it became the symbol of Paris and the proof that exposed metal structure could be architecture.
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Building Type Completed Year Height (m)The iron structure as built in 1889; broadcast antennas have since raised the total height to about 330 meters. Cross-Tradition Connections
Designed By
Why this is disputed. Attribution is genuinely contested: engineers Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier drafted the original 1884 design and architect Stephen Sauvestre added the decorative arches and pavilion; Eiffel bought the patent rights from the three of them and his company built the tower under his own name and commercial risk, which is why the tower and this credit carry his name.
Uses Element
A lattice of wrought iron trusswork throughout.
Sources
1. Encyclopedia Britannica
Wikipedia: Eiffel Tower
WikipediaDesigned By: Gustave Eiffel, Design sectionQuote, Designed By: Gustave Eiffel, Design section
The design of the Eiffel Tower is attributed to Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier...he bought the rights to the patent on the design which Koechlin, Nouguier, and Sauvestre had taken out.
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