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Alexandre-gustave eiffel

Alexandre-gustave eiffel . By: Jeremy C. Ashley (Nicholas). General Information. Born on: December 15,1832 Location of birth: Dijon, France Known for: designing the Eiffel Tower Occupation: engineer Died on: December 27, 1923 Signature: . Family life. Father: Alexandre Eiffel

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Alexandre-gustave eiffel

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  1. Alexandre-gustave eiffel By: Jeremy C. Ashley (Nicholas)

  2. General Information • Born on: December 15,1832 • Location of birth: Dijon, France • Known for: designing the Eiffel Tower • Occupation: engineer • Died on: December 27, 1923 • Signature:

  3. Family life • Father: Alexandre Eiffel • Mother: Catherine Eiffel • Wife: Marie Gaudelet • Children: Claire, Laure,Valentine, Edouard, and Albert • Sisters: Marie and Laure

  4. Accomplishments • He replaced the chief architect of the Statue of Liberty. • He is the chief architect of the Eiffel Tower. • He designed the Garabit viaduct, which was the tallest bridge in the world in the world at the time. • He went to École Polytechnique then later went to École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures.

  5. Buildings and structures • Cathedral of San Pedro de Tacna, Peru. • The "Grand Hotel Traian" from Iaşi, is Gustave Eiffel's link to Romania • Konak Pier in İzmir, Turkey, designed by Gustave Eiffel • Railway station at Toulouse, France (1862) • Railway station at Agen, France. • Church of Notre Dame des Champs, Paris (1867) • Synagogue in Rue de Pasarelles, Paris (1867) • Théâtre les Folies, Paris (1868) • Gasworks, La Paz, Bolivia (1873) • Gasworks, Tacna, Peru (1873) • Church of San Marcos, Arica, Chile (1875) • Cathedral of San Pedro de Tacna, Peru (1875) • San Sebastian Church, Manila, Philippines (1875) • Lycée Carnot, Paris (1876) • Budapest NyugatiPályaudvar (Western railway station), Budapest, Hungary (1877) • Ornamental Fountain of the Three Graces, Moquegua, Peru (1877) • Ruhnu Lighthouse at Ruhnu island, Estonia (1877) • Grand Hotel Traian, Iaşi, Romania (1882) • Nice Observatory, Nice, France (1886) • Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, New York, United States (1886) • Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (1889) • Paradis Latin theatre, Paris, France (1889) • Casa de Fierro, Iquitos, Peru (1892) • Church of Santa Barbara, Santa Rosalia, Mexico (1896) • Aérodynamique EIFFEL (wind tunnel), Paris (Auteuil), France (1911) • The Market, Olhão, Portugal • Estación Central (main railway station), Santiago, Chile • Konak Pier, Izmir, Turkey • El Palacio de Hierro, OrizabaVeracruz, Mexico • Palácio de Ferro (Iron Palace) in Maputo, Mozambique • Palácio de Ferro (Iron Palace), Angola • Catedral de Santa María, Chiclayo, Peru • CondominioAcero, Monterrey, México • The General Post Office, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam • Combier Distillery, Saumur (Loire Valley), France • La Paz Bus Station • La Paz Train Station, La Paz, Bolivia (now La Paz Bus Station) • Church in Coquimbo, Chile • Fenix Theatre, Arequipa, Peru • San Camilo Market, Arequipa, Peru • Church at Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Baja California Sur, Mexico • Farol de São Thomé, Campos, Brazil • Dome (Salon Royale) of Hotel Negresco, Nice, France • Pabellon de la Rosa Piriapolis, Uruguay • Mercado Municipal, Manaus, Brazil • La Cristalera, old portuary storage, El Puerto de Santa María, Spain • Clock Tower, Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic • Plaza del Mercado (local produce market), Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

  6. Bridges and viaducts • Railway bridge over the river Garonne, Bordeaux (1861) • Viaduct over the river Sioule (1867) • Viaduct at Neuvial (1867) • Swing bridge at Dieppe (1870) • Pont de Ferro or Pont Eiffel in Girona, Spain. (1876) • Maria Pia Bridge (Douro Viaduct)(1877) • Cubzac bridge over the Dordogne River, France (1880) • Road bridge over the river Tisza near Szeged, Hungary (1881) • Garabit Viaduct, France (1884) • Imbaba Bridge over the Nile river, Cairo, Egypt (1892) • The Eiffel Bridge in Zrenjanin (1904) (dismantled in the 1960s and currently being rebuilt.) • The road (D50) bridge over the River Lay at Lavaud in the Vendée, France • Birsbrücke, Münchenstein, Switzerland which collapsed on 14 June 1891 killing over 70 people. See Munchenstein rail disaster. • Bridge over the Schelde in Temse, Belgium • Souleuvre Viaduct (1893) (bridge spans removed but piers survive) • The Eiffel Bridge in Viana do Castelo's Marina (1878) • The Railway Bridge over the Coura river in Caminha, Portugal. • Eiffel Bridge in Ungheni, between Moldova and Romania (1877) • Great bridge over the Begej in Zrenjanin, Serbia, built in 1904, dismantled and replaced by concrete bridge in 1969 • Ajfel Bridge On SkenderijaSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina • Ghenh Bridge and Rach Cat Bridge in Bien Hoa city, Dong Nai province, Vietnam. • Bolívar Bridge, at Arequipa, Peru • Puente FerroviarioBanco de Arena Railway Bridge near Constitución, Chile • Bridge in Trujillo Alto (still there but not used anymore), Puerto Rico • Puente Libertador, San Cristóbal, Venezuela.

  7. Unrealized project • Trinity Bridge Saint Petersburg

  8. sources • myartprints.com • http://www.biography.com/people/gustave-eiffel-9285294 • http://www.nndb.com/people/425/000031332/ • www.urbanicablog.com • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Eiffel • http://translate.google.com/#en/fr/the%20end • nicenfunny.com • usb.brando.com

  9. The End…………… or is it? Le fin

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