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Monday, December 15, 2014

Today in history: Alexandre Gustave Eiffel Bönickhausen

Gustave Eiffel

(15 Dec 1832 – 27 Dec 1923)

Was a French civil engineer & architect

He made his name with various bridges for the French railway network, most famously the Garabit viaduct

He's best known for the world-famous Eiffel Tower, built in 1889

He also built the;
*Statue of Liberty, NYC
*Imbaba Bridge, Cairo
*Puente Libertador, San Cristóbal, Venezuela
*Grand Hotel Traian, Romania
*Etc


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