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A comprehensive account of the man who designed and built the tower... The book is written with wit and charm. -- Los Angeles Times, April 25, 1975
An interesting story interestingly told, and as such it is welcome… offers a particularly clear description of Eiffel's engineering principles. -- The New York Times, May 24, 1975
Certainly the best biography of a building and the cultural climate which spawned it we've read in a long time. -- Kirkus Reviews, April 11, 1975
Harriss succeeds admirably... This is a well-organized, exceptionally readable book; entertaining, informative, and highly recommended. -- Library Journal, July 1975
This volume is a delightful illustrated social history of the tower... so intricately twined with contemporary history. -- Scientific American, september 1975
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For more than a century, the world's most famous landmark has been scorned, exalted, analyzed, and even threatened by terrorists. This book chronicles the full story of the Eiffel Tower and its master builder, possibly the greatest engineer of the 19th century.
A comprehensive account of the man who designed and built the tower... The book is written with wit and charm. -- Los Angeles Times, April 25, 1975
An interesting story interestingly told, and as such it is welcome… offers a particularly clear description of Eiffel's engineering principles. -- The New York Times, May 24, 1975
Certainly the best biography of a building and the cultural climate which spawned it we've read in a long time. -- Kirkus Reviews, April 11, 1975
Harriss succeeds admirably... This is a well-organized, exceptionally readable book; entertaining, informative, and highly recommended. -- Library Journal, July 1975
This volume is a delightful illustrated social history of the tower... so intricately twined with contemporary history. -- Scientific American, september 1975
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For more than a century, the world's most famous landmark has been scorned, exalted, analyzed, and even threatened by terrorists. This book chronicles the full story of the Eiffel Tower and its master builder, possibly the greatest engineer of the 19th century.
The Paris Universal Exposition of 1889 celebrated the centennial of the French Revolution. Gustave Eiffel's thousand-foot tower was its centerpiece, the tallest structure ever made by man. Some protested this "metal monster" in the heart of Paris, but the world praised an unprecedented technological feat.
Richly illustrated with historical documents, this revised and updated edition gives a fascinating and informative look at the tower, the genius of its engineer, and the rich socio-economic context that made it the icon of an age.
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tower management, second platform, third platform, first platform, machinery hall, tallest tower, cents mètres, elevator systems, west piers, north pier, iron tower Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Eiffel Tower, Gustave Eiffel, Champ de Mars, United States, Belle Epoque, New York, City of Paris, National Assembly, Monsieur Eiffel, Panama Canal Company, Third Republic, Industrial Revolution, Brooklyn Bridge, Collection Tour Eiffel, Ferdinand de Lesseps, First World War, Esplanade des Invalides, Notre Dame Cathedral, Panama Affair, Washington Monument, Elysée Palace, President Carnot, Statue of Liberty, Crystal Palace, Forth Bridge New!
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- Delaunay: The Eiffel Tower (An Art Play Book) by Milos Cvach on page 185, page 186, and Back Matter
- The Brown Decades: A Study of the Arts in America, 1865-1895 (Dover Books on Art, Art History) by Lewis Mumford in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914 by Barbara W. Tuchman on page 119, and Back Matter
- American Building (Chicago history of American civilization) by Carl Condit in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Architecture of Bridges by Elizabeth B. Mock in Back Matter
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- The Tower and the Bridge by David P. Billington in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Futurist Moment: Avant-Garde, Avant Guerre, and the Language of Rupture, with a New Preface by Marjorie Perloff in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Downcast Eyes: The Denigration of Vision in Twentieth-Century French Thought (Centennial Book) by Martin Jay on page 124
- Architect's Drawings: A selection of sketches by world famous architects through history by Kendra Schank Smith PhD in History Theory Criticism and Representation on page 162
- Annie Oakley by Shirl Kasper in Back Matter
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