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A tower defying gravity, the elements
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A tower defying gravity, the elements, our modest human condition

Eiffel • 2021
A tower defying gravity, the elements, our modest human condition

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A tower defying gravity, the elements,
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our modest human condition.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:15
Uploaded
May 20, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
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The government is asking Eiffel to design something spectacular for the 1889 Paris World Fair, but Eiffel simply wants to design the subway. Suddenly, everything changes when Eiffel crosses paths with a mysterious woman from Arun'...
This tower, gentlemen, - Eiffel 00:09
This tower, gentlemen,
You're not afraid this colossus might frighten tourists? - Eiffel 00:05
You're not afraid this colossus might frighten tourists...
Tourists from Europe and the New World will flock to Paris. - Eiffel 00:04
Tourists from Europe and the New World will flock to Paris.
Moreover, you will be able to dine - Eiffel 00:05
Moreover, you will be able to dine
So near the Seine, your marvel might sink and endanger the area. - Eiffel 00:05
So near the Seine, your marvel might sink and endanger the a...
In my early career, 20 years ago in Bordeaux, - Eiffel 00:07
In my early career, 20 years ago in Bordeaux,
So we invented compressed-air caissons. - Eiffel 00:05
So we invented compressed-air caissons.
On one side, it's limestone. But by the river, you're right. - Eiffel 00:05
On one side, it's limestone. But by the river, you'...
Caissons sink as you dig, - Eiffel 00:05
Caissons sink as you dig,
You inject compressed air through a shaft, - Eiffel 00:08
You inject compressed air through a shaft,
You continue to dig and excavate gravel, - Eiffel 00:07
You continue to dig and excavate gravel,
This technique provides a perfectly stable anchor, - Eiffel 00:08
This technique provides a perfectly stable anchor,
Gentlemen, a model is waiting downstairs. - Eiffel 00:05
Gentlemen, a model is waiting downstairs.
You'll see the tower's resilience and strength. - Eiffel 00:04
You'll see the tower's resilience and strength.
Lightning rods penetrate the water table, and lightning has no effect. - Eiffel 00:05
Lightning rods penetrate the water table, and lightning has ...
This copper will conduct the electricity into the earth. - Eiffel 00:05
This copper will conduct the electricity into the earth.
This jet is the equivalent of 350-kilometer winds. - Eiffel 00:05
This jet is the equivalent of 350-kilometer winds.
The lattice girders were designed to give the tower - Eiffel 00:06
The lattice girders were designed to give the tower
This curvature is what absorbs the wind's cutting force. - Eiffel 00:05
This curvature is what absorbs the wind's cutting force...
All pieces will be prefabricated here in our atelier - Eiffel 00:07
All pieces will be prefabricated here in our atelier