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This is an old revision of AlexandreEiffel made by FalconNomad on 2009-03-02 19:50:34.
Born: 1832 CE Dijon France
Deceased: Believed dead in 1923 CE
Affiliation:
Major Life Events
- 1855 CE Graduates from École Centrale des arts et Manufactures
- 1858 CE Builds his first bridge in Bordeaux, France
- 1866-1867 CE Universal Exhibition, Paris (with J. B. Krantz)
- CE Creates the model of the Eiffel Tower
- 1875 CE Builds a railway station in Pest, Hungary
- 1876 CE Designs and builds the Bon Marché Department Store, Paris (with L. C. Boileau)
- 1877-1878 CE Designs and builds the Maria Pia Bridge aka the Douro Bridge over the Douro River Valley in Oporto, Portugal
- 1884 CE Designs and builds the Observatory Cupola, Nice
- 1885 CE Designs the metal superstructure for the Statue of Liberty, New York (sculptor, Bartholdi)
- 1887 Develops the initial plans for the Panama Canal
- 1889 CE Designs and supervises the construction of the Paris Exhibition Tower (aka the Eiffel Tower)
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