Alexander Gustave Eiffel (1832) – French engineer. Built railways, bridges (a bridge in Bordeaux, the bridge across the Douro from Oporto in Portugal and in many others. Etc.), viaducts, stations (in Pest), a revolving dome observatory at Nice, which, despite the severity of 100000 RAG. Easily can propel a man, perfected a system of movable bridges, etc. He was the engineer of the Panama company and supplier of machinery for him, served on its engineering plant in Levalloa Perry (near Paris). The revelations, concerning the Panamanian society, and touched him, he was accused of receiving from the Panamanian society of 19 million francs, for fictitious work. Prosecute (1893), together with the father and the son of de Lesseps and others involved in the case of individuals, Eiffel, was sentenced to 2 years in prison and 20,000 francs. fine, but the Court of Cassation overturned the verdict, the expiration of the criminal statute of limitations. He wrote, among other things: "Conference de GE sur la tour de 300 metres" (PG, 1889); "Les ponts portatifs economiques" (in collaboration with Collins, P., 1888). Universally glory Eiffel purchased the building in Paris for an exhibition in 1889 the towers belonging to the remarkable technological works of XIX century. The Eiffel Tower was erected on the Champ de Mars against the bridge of Jena, height (300 m) it is almost 2 times higher than the tallest buildings in the world (Heopsova pyramid 137 meters, 156 meters of Cologne Cathedral, Ulm Cathedral 161 meters, etc. ). The whole tower is made of iron and consists of three floors. The ground floor is a pyramid (129,2 m each side at the base), formed by 4 columns, joining at a height of 57.63 m. The arch, on the vault is the first platform of the Eiffel Tower. The platform is a square (65 meters in diameter).On this platform rises the second pyramid-tower, also formed by 4 columns linking the vault, which is (at a height of 115.73 meters) a second platform (square at 30 meters in diameter). The four pillars that rise to the second platform, and gradually drawing closer pyramid are intertwined and form a huge pyramid column (190 m), bearing a third platform (at a height of 276.13 meters), and the square shape (16, 5 m in diameter ) on it stands a lighthouse with a dome, over which is ground (1.4 m in diameter) at a height of 300 m. The tower are stairs (1792 steps) and lift. The first platform has a number of room allotted for the restaurant, on the second platform placed water tanks for the hydraulic lifting machines and a restaurant in the glass gallery. The third platform placed astronomical and meteorological observatory and a physical office; 3 platforms and balconies overlooking the 140 km. in circumference. Lighthouse illuminates the area 10 km. The total weight of the tower about 9 million. RAG.; iron parts 7,3 Mio. RAG. The foundation put out concrete arrays. Fluctuations of the tower during storms is not more than 15 STM. Construction of the Eiffel Tower continued to January 28, 1887 to March 31, 1889 at a cost of 6.5 million. Franc. Currently, the Eiffel Tower stock company, in 1909, she will become the property of the state.

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