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• Actors: Max Raphael, Harlan Saperstein, Alexander B. Rubinow, William Atwater, Vince Staten
• Writers: Bruce Nash
• Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• VHS Release Date: November 11, 1998
• Run Time: 50 minutes
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• ASIN: 6303420699
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #64,390 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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It is called the Tower of Towers, symbol not only of a city and a nation, but also of the self-assurance and promise of an entire age. Yet when it was built, just over a century ago, the Eiffel Tower provoked ire and outrage.Find out the complete, fascinating and surprising story of this engineering marvel and the towering genius who built it, Gustave Eiffel. It's a monumental tale of a graceful steel sculpture almost 1,000 feet tall, and of the technological challenges and breakthroughs its construction entailed. From the immense inclined buttresses at its base to Eiffel's personal apartment and the aerodynamics laboratory at its pinnacle, it's an unforgettable historical tour of the world's most famous and fabled tower.