Koechlin is said to have described the original plans for the Eiffel Tower as “a great pylon consisting of four lattice girders standing apart at the base and ... s four legs, there are ...

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The radical cast-iron tower was built for the 1889 World Fair and the centenary of the 1789 Revolution by engineer Gustave Eiffel. Eiffel made use of new technology that was already popular in ...