The Tower of Pisa was built to show the rest of the world the wealth of the city of Pisa. The people of Pisa were very good sailors and they conquered many lands‚ including Jerusalem‚ Carthago‚ Ibiza‚ Mallorca‚ Africa‚ Belgium‚ Britania‚ Norway‚ Spain‚ Morocco‚ and other places. But they had only one real enemy‚ the people from Florence. And to show how well they were doing they started to build a really useless belltower to go with the rest of the buildings near it - the Cathedral‚ Baptistery‚ and
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EIFFEL TOWER The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889 for the Universal Exposition celebrating the centenary of the French revolution. The Prince of Wales‚ later King Edward VII of England opened the tower‚ which had been chosen from 700 proposals submitted in a design competition. (1) The contractor was Gustave Eiffel & Cie The engineers Maurice Koechlin & Emile Nouguier The architect Stephen Sauvestre Studies began 1884 Construction took place between 1887 - 1889 (2 years‚ 2 months
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most people try to build a tower it usually falls over. Have you ever imagined a tower that leans completely on its own. Yes without falling over. I am talking about the Leaning Tower of Pisa‚ located in Pisa‚ Italy. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is an amazing landmark because of its beautiful construction‚ interesting history‚ the monuments and the location of it. You may also walk the two hundred and ninety seven steps in the tower to the top.The construction of the tower is absolutely beautiful. The
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The Eiffel Tower By: Quinque Williams Mr. Harris 5th Period September 30th‚ 2011 1889 World Exhibition The Eiffel Tower was built for the World Exhibition in 1889‚ held in celebration of the French Revolution in 1789. It took 2 years‚ 2 months and 5 days to complete the tower and it was inaugurated on 31 March‚ 1889 and was open to public from the 6th of May. Gustave designed a 984 foot open lattice‚ wrought iron tower that mesmerized people around the world for its aesthetic
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the Tower of London held many positions and underwent numerous renovations over the centuries to mold it in to what it is today. As a result of one of the most important events in European history the site of the Tower of London was determined by buildings along the Roman wall that were built by the Normans’ during the Norman Conquest in 1066. (Impey and Parnell 12). After William the conqueror took the thrown in 1066 he immediately started building using the Roman city wall as the eastern
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Lawrence Wright’s‚ The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11.: Outline I. Introduction A. An overview of the book II. Discussion A. Discussion on the issues covered by the book. III. Conclusion and recommendations A. This part of the report will cover an overview of the books strengths‚ weaknesses‚ and recommendations. Introduction Wright has a special way of explaining things. When reading this book‚ a reader need not have a background knowledge on terrorism
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Abstract Throughout the popsicle stick tower crane projects‚ groups were instructed to build a tower crane replica out of popsicle sticks‚ with the purpose of holding the most weight in a competition between their peers’ tower cranes. The Insane Cranes focused on making a very sturdy base‚ and a flexible yet strong jib. Their crane held 2‚600 grams and places second in their class-wide competition. They found that the hardest part of the project was the research about and the assembly of the jib
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to Eiffel Tower 3 History of Eiffel Tower 5 Construction & Function Advantage of the Structure Disadvantages of the Structure 14 Conclusion 16 Introduction Nothing like it had ever been built like the Eiffel Tower. It is a 984-foot (300-meter) tower of wrought iron and open-lattice. The Eiffel Tower was the tallest
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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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decision to make. He must decide if he should invest in property and build the “Citic Tower II”. Under the current conditions‚ the current net present value is negative‚ which is one of the factors that Larry is using to decide. Another concern is that the commercial real estate market is very cyclical in the area. Also‚ with the current economic conditions‚ there is not really a guarantee that the “Citic Tower II” will survive in the area‚ which another concern for Larry Yung. In terms of the positives
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