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4 unusual facts about Gustave Eiffel


Cap-Rouge, Quebec City

Built in 1907-1908 with the participation of Gustave Eiffel, the steel trestle was constructed under the authority of the National Transcontinental as part of the Winnipeg-Moncton trunk.

Giza Zoo

The zoo also includes a suspension bridge designed by Gustave Eiffel that lets visitors view the animals from above.

Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur

They built houses and installed a metallic church building (The Santa Barbara parish) which is argued to have been designed by Gustave Eiffel.

The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite

After a brief background is given on The Umbrella Academy, the plot jumps ten years ahead and tells of an event when The Umbrella Academy (aged ten) defended Paris against a Zombie Robot Gustave Eiffel, resulting in The Eiffel Tower flying into space.


Anghel Saligny

The structure was famous for its era, competing with Gustave Eiffel's engineering works in France — the Garabit viaduct and the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Bulgarian St. Stephen Church

The Eiffel Tower's creator, French engineer Gustave Eiffel, designed iron churches that were sent as far as the Philippines and Peru.

École Estienne

The frame of the machine shop (1200 m2) was built by the Gustave Eiffel workshops in Levallois-Perret.

Eiffel Bridge, Zrenjanin

In 1903, city authorities granted an order for a new, steel bridge to Gustave Eiffel's company in Paris.

Isla de Mona

The lighthouse was, contrary to common opinion, not designed by famous French engineer Gustave Eiffel (who also designed the world famous Eiffel Tower in Paris), but the Spanish engineer Rafael Ravena in 1886.

Moquegua

It was designed in the 19th century by the French architect, Gustave Eiffel, who designed the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Souleuvre Viaduct

The Viaduc de la Souleuvre was originally an impressive metallic railway viaduct based on stone pillars over the Souleuvre River, built during the 19th century by the famous French engineer Gustave Eiffel for the Caen to Saint-Lô and Vire line.


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