FACTS ABOUT THE EIFFEL TOWER Eiffel & Company completed the Eiffel Tower on March 31‚ 1889 for the Universal Exposition in Paris celebrating the centennial of the French Revolution. The project included 50 engineers and designers (who produced 5‚300 blueprints)‚ 100 ironworkers (who produced 18‚038 individual pieces for assembly) and 121 construction workers (who used 2.5 million rivets). The Eiffel Tower took two years‚ two months and five days to complete. In addition to contractor Gustave
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TOWER OF LONDON -RUTHLESS EXECTOR OF STATE POWER- In the early 1080s‚ William the Conqueror began to build a massive stone tower at the center of his London fortress. Nothing like it had ever been seen before. MURDER AT THE TOWER The most famous legend is the one about two boys: Richard Duke of York and his brother Edward V. According to Tudor historians‚ Richard‚ Duke of Gloucester invented a story declaring the boys illegitimate and convinced the Parliament that they can’t
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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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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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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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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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The Tower of London is the oldest and probably the most famous historical building in Europe. The Tower of London was started in 1066 by its founder‚ William the Conqueror. It was built to serve as a fortress‚ a prison‚ and a symbol of power. The Tower began as a simple enclosure made out of timber and stone with a ditch and palisade along the north and west sides. A huge stone structure‚ which is now known as The White Tower‚ was then added to this enclosure. Around 1240‚ King Henry III widened
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The Eiffel Tower is a puddle iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Marsin Paris. Built in 1889‚ 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 building in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year. Named after its designer‚ engineer Gustave Eiffel‚ the tower was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World’s Fair. The tower stands 324 metres tall‚ about
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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 Princes in the Tower One of England ’s greatest scandals was the disappearance and murder of two princes in 1483. The children of King Edward IV‚ Edward V and Richard‚ Duke of York were allegedly "imprisoned" shortly after his death. King Edward ’s brother‚ Richard‚ Duke of Gloucester‚ secretly wanted the throne for himself. He would ’ve gone to extremes to make sure it happened. Yet‚ there is still great debate over him actually murdering his nephews. The Princes in the Tower focuses on the life
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