The story begins with the project of a French politician: Édouard de Laboulaye. In 1865, he wanted to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the declaration of independence of the United States in an outstanding way.
The structure was made in the Gustave Eiffel workshops,
in Levallois Perret, and in the XVIIth district of Paris, where the
copper parts were assembled. While the Gaget, Gauthier and company
workshops were building the elements one after the other, the internal
structure was supposed to start, but it is important to know that
initially its construction had been entrusted to Violet-le-Duc, who
planned a solid masonry element around which the copper plates were to
be grafted. Violet-le-Duc fell ill and was unable to carry out this
work, which was entrusted to Gustave Eiffel.
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- Flathead River
United States of America
Series:
Wild and Scenic Rivers (2019)
Themes:
Landscapes | Rivers
Issued on:
2019-05-21
- John Harvard
United States of America
Series:
Great Americans
Themes:
Famous People | Men | Religion | Theologians
Issued on:
1986-09-03
- Sylvanus Thayer
United States of America
Series:
Great Americans
Themes:
Famous People | Men | Military Officers
Issued on:
1985-06-07
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