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    Tower of London

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    the Tower of London held many positions and underwent numerous renovations over the centuries to mold it in to what it is today. As a result of one of the most important events in European history the site of the Tower of London was determined by buildings along the Roman wall that were built by the Normans’ during the Norman Conquest in 1066. (Impey and Parnell 12). After William the conqueror took the thrown in 1066 he immediately started building using the Roman city wall as the eastern

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    Effie Tower

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    to Eiffel Tower 3 History of Eiffel Tower 5 Construction & Function Advantage of the Structure Disadvantages of the Structure 14 Conclusion 16 Introduction Nothing like it had ever been built like the Eiffel Tower. It is a 984-foot (300-meter) tower of wrought iron and open-lattice. The Eiffel Tower was the tallest

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    The Eiffel Tower

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    Icon of the Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower is one of the most attracted architectural icons in the world. This structure was not meant to be permanent‚ in fact it was only intended to be a temporary exhibit. The tower was built with exquisite arch features made out of iron that was admired for its pleasing symmetry. The statistics behind the Eiffel tower are intriguing. The Eiffel Tower achieved the historical record for being the world’s tallest building up until 1931. The Tower was also used as a

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    DESIGN OF THE EIFFEL TOWER General purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the considerations in the Eiffel Tower design. Central Idea/ Thesis Statement: The considerations in Eiffel tower design divided into three elements that are material‚ wind considerations‚ and artistic considerations. Introduction Attention gather:“Being the most striking manifestation of the art of metal structures by which our engineers have shown in Europe‚ it is one of the most remarkable

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    Eiffel Tower

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    Construction of The Eiffel Tower Introduction The Eiffel Tower is a freestanding framework tower (lattice tower) located on the Champ de Mars in Paris‚ France. It was named after it’s Chief Designer/Engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel and is the most-visited paid monument in the world with several millions ascending each year. Why was the tower built? The plan to build a tower 300 meters high was conceived as part of preparations for the World Exhibition Fair‚ which would be held in 1889

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    Eiffel Tower

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    The Eiffel Tower (French: La Tour Eiffel‚ [tuʁ ɛfɛl]) is an iron[10] lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris‚ named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel‚ whose company designed and built the tower. Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World’s Fair‚ it has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest structure in Paris[11] and the most-visited paid monument in the world; 7.1 million people ascended

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    Eiffel Tower

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    FACTS ABOUT THE EIFFEL TOWER Eiffel & Company completed the Eiffel Tower on March 31‚ 1889 for the Universal Exposition in Paris celebrating the centennial of the French Revolution. The project included 50 engineers and designers (who produced 5‚300 blueprints)‚ 100 ironworkers (who produced 18‚038 individual pieces for assembly) and 121 construction workers (who used 2.5 million rivets). The Eiffel Tower took two years‚ two months and five days to complete. In addition to contractor Gustave

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    Tower of London

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    TOWER OF LONDON -RUTHLESS EXECTOR OF STATE POWER- In the early 1080s‚ William the Conqueror began to build a massive stone tower at the center of his London fortress. Nothing like it had ever been seen before. MURDER AT THE TOWER The most famous legend is the one about two boys: Richard Duke of York and his brother Edward V.         According to Tudor historians‚ Richard‚ Duke of Gloucester invented a story declaring the boys illegitimate and convinced the Parliament that they can’t

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    The Tower of London

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    The Tower of London The Tower of London‚ the oldest fortified palace in Europe‚ was built by William the Conqueror in the late 1000’s. It has served as a fortress‚ prison‚ palace‚ and the final resting-place of many people ("Tower of London" Encarta 1). Its history is full of amazing and horrific stories of life and death. To truly appreciate this magnificent group of structures a look must be taken into its history through it’s architecture‚ uses‚ and those held in the prisons and dungeons

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    Zachary Zarilla Eng 112 The Sears Tower In May of 1973‚ electrical workers sang “she towers so high‚” as the final white beam‚ with over 12‚000 signatures was lifted into the sky to complete the construction of the Sears Tower. The Sears Tower is the tallest building in North America‚ and was the tallest in the world until 1998 when it was surpassed by the Petronas Tower in Malaysia(PBS‚ 2001). When completed in 1973 it was an engineering masterpiece and still is today. In the late 60’s

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