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To this day, the Eiffel Tower has a huge pull on people from all over the world. The building has lost none of its charm, is celebrated as a "building of humanity" and is one of the most visited attractions in the world. On the 100th anniversary of Gustave Eiffel's death, we tell the many unknown stories and secrets surrounding the creation of his masterpiece. An iron tower that simply rose up in the middle of Paris without any purpose or meaning was considered by many critics to be a monstrous and even life-threatening idea. But engineer Gustave Eiffel was able to make what was impossible at the time possible, despite massive resistance from the conservative public. //Chapter// 00:00 Intro 01:50 Title 03:23 Eiffel biography 07:59 Iron as a building material 13:26 Buildings sought for the World's Fair 16:20 The first drafts 24:12 Construction of the tower can begin 26:29 Resistance 31:10 The first floor is complete 32:09 The Panama Canal Project 37:22 Workers' strike 41:01 The colour of the Eiffel Tower 42:58 Inauguration 48:09 Scandals 51:52 Demolition? This video is a ZDF production in collaboration with Kobalt Productions. #eiffeltower #terrax #paris You can find a film about the most creative buildings in history here ????https://kurz.zdf.de/txkurios/ Eiffel Tower for sale cheaply. Don't you believe it? Take a look here ???? https://kurz.zdf.de/efl4sale/ Subscribe? Just click here – / @terraxhistory All films and information about Terra X can be found here – https://terra-x.zdf.de/#xtor=CS3-82 Terra X on Facebook – / zdfterrax Terra X on Instagram – / terrax