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Building the Eiffel Tower

Explore the revolutionary engineering behind Paris’s iconic landmark. Completed in just over two years for the 1889 World’s Fair, the iron tower smashed the record for the tallest structure on Earth, ushering in a new age of global construction that reached for the skies. How did the engineers do it? Follow the innovations, successes, and failures that made one of the most famous buildings on the planet possible.

English
  • Originally Aired February 14, 2024
  • Runtime 56 minutes
  • Created January 7, 2024 by
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  • Modified February 2, 2024 by
    jonathanwash