Alexandre gustave eiffel

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel

Contents

Biography - Studies - Career

Works- Buildings and structures- Bridges - Eiffel Tower- Statue of Liberty- Nice Observatory

Biography

An engineer, Gustave Eiffel designed 100’s of lattice-like metal structures of all kinds and sizes .

Bridges

Viaducts

The Statue of Liberty, 1876

The Eiffel Tower, 1889

BiographyAlexandre Gustave Eiffel

(born in 15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923) was a French civil engineer and architect. A graduate of the prestigious “ École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures” of France .

Biography He is best known for the world-famous

Eiffel Tower, built for the (1889 Universal Exposition in Paris) , and his contribution to building the Statue of Liberty in New York .

After his retirement from engineering, Eiffel concentrated his energy on research into meteorology and aerodynamics, making important contributions in both fields.

Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower

Why was the Eiffel Tower built?

Eiffel Tower (1887-1889)

It was built for World’s Fair and to celebrate the centennial of the French

Revolution.

The tower officially opened May 5, 1889.

It was the tallest structure in the world until 1930.

Took 2 years, 2 months, 5 days to finish . 5,300 blueprints. 18,038 parts. 2,500,000 rivets. Weighs 10,000 tons. 324 meters high. 50 engineers. 125 workmen on site. 100 iron workers. 1665 step to the top . Cost $1.5 million.


Painted every 7 years to preserve the iron and steel structure.

Takes 14 months to paint from top to bottom.

Takes 60 tons of paint.

25 painters.


structure of the tower can be divided into two groups: columns, which are designed to primarily resist dead loads, and cantilevers, which are designed to primarily resist wind loads.


The Statue of Liberty

(The Statue of Liberty (1886

Why Was The Statue of Liberty built?

Who was behind it?


The Statue of Liberty is one of the best known American landmarks. It was a gift to the United States from France to honor their alliance during the American Revolution on July 4, 1884 to commemorate the 100 anniversary of the American Revolution. It was dedicated on October 28, 1886.


The Designers : The Statue of Liberty was designed by the French sculptor Frédéric Bartholdi.

The figure was formed of copper sheets wrapped into an iron framework as part of a support system devised by the French civil engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel.

The pedestal was designed by the American architect Richard Morris Hunt


Alexandre gustave eiffel

Art & Photos

Transcript of Alexandre gustave eiffel