Origins 1889 – Paris Expo and the Eiffel Tower
As everyone knows, the Eiffel Tower is a landmark, one of the city of Paris, but you know, the construction originated in 1889 in Paris World’s Fair? It is the late 19th century Modernism reflected in the construction field, it was once the loading of urban development history of the world’s tallest building.
In 1889 coincided with the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the French Revolution, the French hoped that the exposition will be left to the machine a deep impression on the world, especially the 1851 World Expo held in London has achieved unprecedented success, Paris is not far behind.
French people have always wanted to build one than the British “Crystal Palace” of the Exposition building began in 1886 Design Competition held in collection program, which aims to “create a symbol of the 19th century technological achievements can work.” Has reached 700 entries and finally selected the architect Eiffel submitted by 1,000 feet for the construction of a high-tower design.
53-year-old Alexander Gustave Eiffel was a famous architect in Europe, half of the 19th century most of the well-known architectural designer directory can find him. Eiffel proposed the construction of a high degree of twice the French authorities at that time the world’s tallest buildings – Khufu Pyramid, Cologne Cathedral and the tower of Ulm Cathedral, and in June 1886 to the General Council in 1889 Exposition submitted drawings and The results, January 8, 1887 won the bid.
However, the culture of Paris, who heard about the plan immediately after the published letter of protest: “… … the clear understanding that we in the pursuit of anything that Imagine had this strange tower funny. It is like a huge black factory chimney standing on the sky of Paris. This monster will cover Notre Dame de Paris, the disabled Palace, the Arc de Triomphe, and other famous buildings. This riveting up causes of ugly steel columns will give the flavor of this centuries old city has cast a very the shadow of hate … … ”
The design of the Eiffel Tower appears in a period of change, tower is a modernist works against the classical model of dome roof. 19th-century Paris is still imitated the Renaissance classical style, embodied in the architectural restoration of dome top fashion, Eiffel Tower, designed by anti-traditional. Tower is a steel structure building, since the “Crystal Palace” as the first historical use of glass, steel and wood to build a large-scale structures to create a modern architecture after the source, but also failed to produce a comparable city building.
January 28, 1887, the Eiffel Tower project officially broke ground, the construction of the base spent a year and a half, Tower took 8 months to install a little more time, on March 31, 1889 will end. A total of 50 architects and designers drew a blueprint for 5300. Eiffel calculation is extremely precise, is located in Levallois – Perret 12000 factory produced components of varying size, the installation is not a need to modify the construction within two years of virtually no accident occurred.
For the 1889 Paris World Expo 25 million tourists, up to 300 meters Eiffel Tower has become the most attractive of the wonders of the world reflects the achievements of the century, building technology, embodies the boldest and most progressive construction of the arts. 4 lifts can accommodate 100 people each day thousands of visitors sent to 115 meters altitude overlooking Paris, but also along the 1792 ladder to go down. Tower to have made a great commercial success Expo, so that the second year followed by the 13th session of the Industrial Fair is still held in Paris, it was found denta afar is the best way to understand the urban layout.
Until the 1930s, the Eiffel Tower is still the world’s tallest building, is still the world-famous city landmarks and symbols. Since the Eiffel Tower, the world’s major cities competing to build towers, tower high ground and the city as city landmarks, once the evolution of the intensifying trend, we are in almost any city can be seen towering television tower, Sightseeing Tower, Tourism tower. The World Expo’s famous maxim, as said, “Everything begins with the World Expo”, the Expo brings together the most advanced civilization at all times, the latest wave of products and ideas. In the Expo at the birth of the “Crystal Palace” and the Eiffel Tower in the precedent of history, the leading wave of modern architecture has not changed. I believe in a new century, the World Expo will bring with it more creative and surprises.