This
French engineer specialized in metal structures and is known mostly
for the (you guessed it!) Eiffel Tower.
Eiffel
was born on this day in 1832. During his youth, he didn't much like
school and thought that high school classes were a waste of time.
However, he was very influenced by two uncles who were successful
chemists, and from them he learned a lot about chemistry, mining,
religion, and philosophy. In Eiffel's last two years of high school,
he became passionate about history and literature, and he became a
good student; he ended up earning degrees in science and humanities
and went to several universities. He eventually earned a Master of
Science degree.
Eiffel
got a job working with a company that designed railway bridges. He
was good at his job and soon rose to become a project manager and
consultant. He ended up building bridges, viaducts, churches and
cathedrals, train stations, an observatory, a post office, and many
more buildings and structures. His creations are in France, Portugal,
Spain, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Vietnam, Philippines, Egypt, Angola,
Mozambique, Turkey, and many other locations around the world. Eiffel
helped with construction of the Statue of Liberty (which is now in
the U.S.) and, of course, designed the Eiffel Tower for the 1889
Universal Exposition in Paris, France.
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| This is a photo of the insides of the Statue of Liberty. |
I
recommend the Squidoo website's page on the Eiffel Tower!
I enjoyed the informative video on how it was built and the
time-lapse video of a girl drawing the Eiffel Tower (called “How to
Draw the Eiffel Tower”). There are also fun facts, coloring pages,
crafts, and links to puzzles and a Lego set.
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