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The Eiffel Tower, build for a World's Fair in 1889, has become a permanent symbol of the city of Paris, France. Engineering the Eiffel Towerintroduces readers to its designer, Gustave Eiffel, shows how workers assembled the gigantic tower, and looks at how maintenance crews keep it standing today. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics,...

"The city of Paris wanted to tear down the Eiffel Tower! Gustave Eiffel, an engineer and amateur scientist, had built the incredible structure for the 1889 World's Fair. Created using cutting-edge technology, it stood taller than any other building in the world! More than a million delighted people flocked to visit it during the fair. But the officials wondered, beyond being a spectacle, what is it good for? It must come down! But Eiffel loved his...

An illustrated chronicle of the building of the Eiffel Tower; also includes a chronology, a glossary, and a bibliography.

As Gustave Eiffel looks over Paris from the tower he built, he recalls his turbulent romance with a young woman that took place when he was designing and building the tower.

"Readers will learn about the Eiffel Tower, the beloved and iconic symbol of Paris, France, and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. Set up for the World's Fair in 1889, the Eiffel Tower greets millions of visitors each year who climb up its wrought-iron stairs, ride its glass elevators, and enjoy the wonderful views of the city spread out below it"--

"Traveling back to the 1889 World's Fair to witness the unveiling of the newly built Eiffel Tower, the Timekeepers discover DeLay is up to his old tricks and must stop him from changing the course of history"--

In a world where mana crystals power the machines that make Paris run, a talented technomagy student must track down the missing mana crystals set to power the Eiffel Tower for the upcoming Universal Exhibition of 1889.