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    Effie Tower

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    Faculty of Architecture and Built Environment Module: Measurement And Applications Title of Project: The Strength In Structure Name of Group Member | Student ID. | Table of Content Title Page Introduction to Eiffel Tower 3 History of Eiffel Tower 5 Construction & Function Advantage of the Structure Disadvantages of the Structure

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    DESIGN OF THE EIFFEL TOWER General purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the considerations in the Eiffel Tower design. Central Idea/ Thesis Statement: The considerations in Eiffel tower design divided into three elements that are material‚ wind considerations‚ and artistic considerations. Introduction Attention gather:“Being the most striking manifestation of the art of metal structures by which our engineers have shown in Europe‚ it is one of the most remarkable

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    Eiffel Tower

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    Construction of The Eiffel Tower Introduction The Eiffel Tower is a freestanding framework tower (lattice tower) located on the Champ de Mars in Paris‚ France. It was named after it’s Chief Designer/Engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel and is the most-visited paid monument in the world with several millions ascending each year. Why was the tower built? The plan to build a tower 300 meters high was conceived as part of preparations for the World Exhibition Fair‚ which would be held in 1889

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    The Tower of London

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    The Tower of London: A Landmark Alive With History The Tower of London is one of the most famous and visited historic monuments in the world. For some people it conjures up images of Norman architecture and towering battlements‚ but most associate it with arms and armour‚ ravens‚ the Crown Jewels‚ Yeoman Warders‚ imprisonment‚ death and ghostly apparitions. But this does not do it justice: the history of the Tower and its buildings is a vast‚ fascinating and complex subject‚ intertwined with

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    Tower Defense

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    Local Literature Game Development in the Philippines may just be an infant but it is a fast growing industry. These articles tells us where our own gaming industry went so far. In 2007‚ GDAP was formed in order to promote the interests of the Philippine game development industry. To date‚ it has more than 30 members consisting of schools‚ universities‚ and companies. One of its members is Anino Games‚ the oldest still-running Philippine game development studio‚ which is around a decade old.

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    Eiffel Tower

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    History At the end of the 19th Century ‚in the light of recovering French economy after the Franco-Prussian War‚ French republic announced the opening of a competition to design a 1000-foot tall tower for the 1889 Universal Exposition. The location of the tower was determined to be at Champ de Mars in Paris. Gustave Eiffel’s company engineer‚ Maurice and Emile alongside the architect Stephen Souvestre came out with a proposal to enter the competition. Their blueprint was selected unanimously out

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    The Tower of London

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    The Tower of London The Tower of London‚ the oldest fortified palace in Europe‚ was built by William the Conqueror in the late 1000’s. It has served as a fortress‚ prison‚ palace‚ and the final resting-place of many people ("Tower of London" Encarta 1). Its history is full of amazing and horrific stories of life and death. To truly appreciate this magnificent group of structures a look must be taken into its history through it’s architecture‚ uses‚ and those held in the prisons and dungeons

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    Sears Tower

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    Zachary Zarilla Eng 112 The Sears Tower In May of 1973‚ electrical workers sang “she towers so high‚” as the final white beam‚ with over 12‚000 signatures was lifted into the sky to complete the construction of the Sears Tower. The Sears Tower is the tallest building in North America‚ and was the tallest in the world until 1998 when it was surpassed by the Petronas Tower in Malaysia(PBS‚ 2001). When completed in 1973 it was an engineering masterpiece and still is today. In the late 60’s

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    The Twin Towers

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    known as the World Trade Centers. It ’s more than its signature twin towers: it was a complex of seven buildings on 16-acres with its own zip code (10048). The construction of the buildings began in 1966 and was completed in April 1973‚ with the North tower opening 2 years prior of the South. They both consist of 110 floors‚ and were ranked as the tallest buildings in the world until the Sears Towers was built in 1974. The towers were built downtown-lower Manhattan Development Association by Chase

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    Eiffel Tower

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    The State of the Eiffel Tower Europe is said to be famous for its beautiful landmarks like The Colosseum and The Stonehenge‚ but among these structures the most well known is Eiffel Tower in Paris‚France. This architecture stood the test of time despite its original plans as a temporary structure This gracefully shaped structure of Paris was built for the Universal Exhibition in 1889 to mark centennial celebration of the French Revolution. A lot of artist competed for their own designs to be

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