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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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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The Eiffel Tower (French: La Tour Eiffel‚ [tuʁ ɛfɛl]) is an iron[10] lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris‚ named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel‚ whose company designed and built the tower. Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World’s Fair‚ it has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest structure in Paris[11] and the most-visited paid monument in the world; 7.1 million people ascended
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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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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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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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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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The Tower of London The Tower of London has a very interesting story behind it. It was begun by a man who was not even English‚ William of Normandy. At the time he was the cousin of England’s Kind Edward. It all started because William became outraged when Edward backed down on his promise to give the throne to William and ended up giving the throne to his English brother-in-law‚ Harold. William sailed his army across the English Channel
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CITIC TOWER II: THE REAL OPTION CASE STUDY SUMMARY Scenario * Undeveloped prime waterfront property on Victoria Harbor was bought 6 months ago at public auction * Owner now wants to sell the land and is available to Citic Pacific Limited on a first-choice basis through an intermediary * Larry Yung (Chairman) thought they could acquire the site and turn it into another Grade-A office building “Citic Tower II” * Asking price of the land was $1 billion * Net present value of property
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