maurice koechlin and émile nouguier came up with the idea to build the eiffel tower.
who came up with the idea to build the eiffel tower?
maurice koechlin and émile nouguier
the design of the eiffel tower is attributed to maurice koechlin and émile nouguier, two senior engineers working for the compagnie des établissements eiffel. it was envisioned after discussion about a suitable centrepiece for the proposed 1889 exposition universelle, a world's fair to celebrate the centennial of the french revolution. eiffel openly acknowledged that inspiration for a tower came from the latting observatory built in new york city in 1853. in may 1884, working at home, koechlin made a sketch of their idea, described by him as "a great pylon, consisting of four lattice girders standing apart at the base and coming together at the top, joined together by metal trusses at regular intervals". eiffel initially showed little enthusiasm, but he did approve further study, and the two engineers then asked stephen sauvestre, the head of company's architectural department, to contribute to the design. sauvestre added decorative arches to the base of the tower, a glass pavilion to the first level, and other embellishments.
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the eiffel tower is an iron lattice tower in paris.





























eiffel tower or eiffeltowers may also refer to:





























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bullet::::- eiffel tower (cedar fair), two replicas at cedar fair amusement parks in ohio





























bullet::::- eiffel tower (paris, tennessee)





























bullet::::- eiffel tower (paris, texas)





























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bullet::::- "eiffel tower" (delaunay series), a cycle of paintings and drawings





























bullet::::- "eiffel tower" (shipwreck), a ship wrecked in south wales in 1894





























bullet::::- eiffeltowers nijmegen, a dutch basketball club which merged with tulip den bosch





























bullet::::- eiffeltowers den bosch or spm shoeters den bosch, a dutch basketball club
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