Recreation of the Eiffel Tower in California
Recreation of the Eiffel Tower in California
Some may ask, “Why should the Eiffel Tower be recreated in California?” A good answer for this is why not? The Eiffel Tower is the one monument that can easily be identified internationally without the usage of words, only a picture of itself. Its beauty attracts around six million visitors each year; however, many Americans are unable to visit due to the fact that it is so far away. If it were recreated in California many more Americans would be able to visit and have the experience of visiting and learning about the towers, its creator, Gustave Eiffel, and France’s history, but would also aid in helping scientists to continue to learn more about aerodynamics, meteorology, and radiotelegraphy just from visiting the tower, all while staying in their home country. For example, many do not know that the Eiffel Tower was created not only for an entry to the Paris Exposition of 1889 to celebrate the centenary of the French Revolution, but it was also created to house several experiments on aerodynamics, meteorology, and radiotelegraphy. The height and openness of the tower enabled experiments in meteorology and aerodynamics to be easily conducted. In fact, the first mercury barometer was invented due to experimentation at the Eiffel Tower (www.endex.com). Basically, recreating the Eiffel Tower in California would not only enable Americans to visit the Eiffel tower and learn the towers, France’s, and Gustave Eiffel’s history, but would also aid in helping scientists to continue to learn more about aerodynamics, meteorology, and radiotelegraphy.
The original Eiffel Tower was constructed for the Paris Exposition of 1889 to celebrate the centenary of the French Revolution. When the tower was completed it served as the entrance gateway to the exposition (www.Britannica.com). It was built in the heart of Paris, France by Gustave Eiffel, assisted by engineers Maurice Koechlin et and Emile Nouguier and architect Stephen Sauvestre. Not only is the Eiffel Tower known for its beauty, it is also known for its short completion time of two years, two months, and five days from years 1887 to 1889. It is remarkable how advanced the field of engineering was at this time to be able to build what looked like such an intricate structure in such a short time. This was even done with only three...