As featured by Open Culture
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Music: Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns, 1886
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The Eiffel Tower was built over 18 months – from August 1887 to March 1889. This film shows the construction sequence, starting with the foundations and ending with the cupola.
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Sources
Model created in SketchUp and shared here for free download.
Or view the Eiffel Tower in virtual reality from Sketchfab
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Further Reading
Gustave Eiffel’s original plans and drawings for the tower were first published in 1900 and re-published in 2008 by Taschen.
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Foundation Construction
The start of the erection of the metalwork
7 December 1888 Construction of the legs with wood scaffolding
20 March 1888 – Completion of the first level
15 May 1888 – Start of construction on the second stage
21 August 1888 – Completion of the second level
26 December 1888 – Construction of the upper stage
15 March 1889 – Construction of the cupola
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