The Eiffel Tower

I was watching James May yesterday and he was talking about the Eiffel Tower, as the home of Meccano is now in France and the structure is a Meccano addicts wet dream. 

The point is I had never really given a thought as to what the point of the Eiffel Tower really is?  I knew it was officially the tallest structure up until the 30s but other than that I did not know why it was built?  A quick Wiki search and Google later it turns out that it was built for the 1889 World Fair, so it was built as a spectacle - like the Crystal Palace at the first World Fair held in London.  Also the Atomium in Brussels was a World Fair structure, which is pretty cool.



It seems impressive the French have contributed some amazingly pointless but renowned and beautiful structures to the world.  Especially if some don't know the Statue of Liberty was built by the french and given to the Americans.

First constructed in Paris

 

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I knew all this already.

Mr. Eiffel made the Statue of Liberty it was a gift for the United States.

I was aware who built it but I did not know why - apologies for an info nugget that others were aware of, just thought it might make a change to have a little history thread - oh well.

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There is also a smaller version of the statue of liberty located in paris itself!

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I think its very impressive, considering it was built over 100 years ago. Was the Statue of Liberty shipped over in one piece or in bits?

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john_cappa


There is also a smaller version of the statue of liberty located in paris itself!

Actually there are about 15 replica's in Paris.  There is a bronze version given back to Paris by the States that has the dates of Independence Day and the storming of the Bastille on the book instead.

American Gift

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I agree that it's quite amazing, I doubt such a folly would be made in this day and age.  Then again, maybe the Saudis would.

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john_cappa


There is also a smaller version of the statue of liberty located in paris itself!

Actually there are about 15 replica's in Paris.  There is a bronze version given back to Paris by the States that has the dates of Independence Day and the storming of the Bastille on the book instead.

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15? really? wow! 

didnt know that

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I think its very impressive, considering it was built over 100 years ago. Was the Statue of Liberty shipped over in one piece or in bits?

Arm and Torch
The arm and torch portion of the statue was completed in time for the 1876 centennial celebration. It was shipped to the U.S. and displayed in Philadelphia.
Transport
To ship the remaining portion of the statue to New York, it was broken down into 250 pieces and shipped aboard the French frigate Isere in 1885.
Reconstruction
After sitting for 11 months while waiting for the U.S. to finish the pedestal, the Statue of Liberty was reconstructed in four months. On Oct. 28, 1886, the statue was unveiled to the public.

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John, I knew there was a Bronze replica that the states gave back and I also knew there was a replica as the entrance to a tunnel in France but could not remember where which prompted reading about it.

Frederic Bartholdi, a French sculptor, designed the statue and presented a small-scale model in 1870 made from bronze now on display in Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris.

As said Eiffel built it, one of the feet on the tower has a bronze bust of the man, if I remember correctly.

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Blimey. Seems like such a huge feat when you think what era it was.

Allegedly the Blackpool Tower was based on the Eiffel Tower

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peagreen


Allegedly the Blackpool Tower was based on the Eiffel Tower

 

Eiffel Schmeiffel.

We have one in Croydon.

john_cappa

jacked_fibres


I knew all this already.

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You feeling ok john?

It seems like you're cracking up on most threads these days, I know it must be so frustrating trying to be funny and also trying to become a mod and failing on both accounts, but someone has to be the boring guy!

And 1889 was of course the 100 year anniversary of the storming of the Bastille.

You did gain far too much fat though,I mean,you're not muscular at all,you're just a fat mess.

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It is a really impressive structure. Ive never gotten to go up to the top. When i was there the top was closed for some reason.

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Eiffel Schmeiffel.

We have one in Croydon.

Pah. Croydon my bum. That's Crystal Palace. In fact those are the steps bottom right to any worlds fair type event building (the Crystal Palace burning down many years ago). 

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Another fact about the Statue of Liberty.

Although it was made in france (and ran into bad dificulties getting it finished due t omoney), the People of new york, had to come up with the money for the base for it to sit on, when the Gov of New York refused to give any money towards it, the (I think the paper is right), New York Times, which barly had a circulation, started a campaighn to raise the money for it, and in doing so it became at the time one of the biggest papers of its time.

I love History, especially with old structures like this.

I've been to the Statue Of Liberty, not the Eiffel, they have all those amazing old photos of people working on it in there. Alot of men died making it, the pictures show men literally on a board with bits of rope hanging on the outside of it !!! Brave guys.

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Speaking of impressive structures...

Burj Dubai 818 m (2,684 ft)



Below is a comparison between different buildings/structures. The tallest one on the left is a building currently being made in Dubai.

Damn that is going to be massive!

Is there any progress pics of it so far?

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Bah, go to Las Vegas and see both:

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I thought the Burj was going to be the tallest building, not sure there was another being built - which would mean the above comparison pic might not quite be right in scale?

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The KL towers are lovely also, not been to any others apart from the NYC ones.

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Was at the hong kong one and empire but thats it. 

Dubai seems to be the place to go for shear size!

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I'd like to visit all them, kinda like notches on the bedpost ;) A much more sad version :(

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yungdest81


I'd like to visit all them, kinda like notches on the bedpost ;) A much more sad version :(

 

In the last two years ive been on the top of many tall buildings. Ive come to the conclusion that most cities from that height look very very similar lol!

My favorite is the view of hong kong from victorias peak. the below photo does not do it justice

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Yeah nice, KL is a lovely view.

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john_cappa


Damn that is going to be massive!

Is there any progress pics of it so far?

Not that I know of, from what I understand they are still working on foundations and making sure the site is capable of supporting such a building.

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I thought the Burj was going to be the tallest building, not sure there was another being built - which would mean the above comparison pic might not quite be right in scale?

It is currently the tallest building, but they are building one bigger and plans for even bigger than that eventually!

Mobster


Pah. Croydon my bum. That's Crystal Palace. In fact those are the steps bottom right to any worlds fair type event building (the Crystal Palace burning down many years ago). 

Yes that's Crystal Palace which, depending on how pedantic you want to be, is an area in the borough of either Croydon, Bromley, Lambeth, Southward or Lewisham. So it might or might not be Croydon - I could be a few inches out - sorry.

Lambeth's miles away. Crystal Palace is the area and the rest are boroughs. The other, slightly shorter, mast is a little up the road and I think just inside the borough of Croydon.  

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Mobster


Crystal Palace is the area and the rest are boroughs.

Has Crystal Palace declared itself an independent republic? Is it not in a borough anymore?

Anyway the TV mast in the picture is the Croydon Mast, the Crystal Palace mast, the one you're thinking of is the other end of Crystal Palace Parade - the other side of the park.

new brighton tower, dismantled after WW1, taller than Blackpool tower

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I had never even heard of that Tuc, that is really quite something - the ballroom looked pretty spectacular also.

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Great thread, thanks