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Jun 7, 2018 · A prominent French architect and structural engineer, Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel (born on December 15, 1832 in Dijon, France) was the second designer of the internal structural elements of the Statue of Liberty.
Dec 2, 2009 · The French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi created the statue itself out of sheets of hammered copper, while Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, the man behind the famed Eiffel Tower, designed the ...
The copper statue, a gift to the U.S. from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886. The statue is a figure of Libertas, the Roman goddess of liberty.
Jun 14, 2023 · Gustave Eiffel is best known for designing the Eiffel Tower, but he also played a vital role in constructing the Statue of Liberty.
Jun 27, 2023 · The Statue of Liberty, officially Liberty Enlightening the World, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and Gustave Eiffel, was a gift to the United States from the people of France in 1886.
Made in Paris by the French sculptor Bartholdi, in collaboration with Gustave Eiffel (who was responsible for the steel framework), this towering monument to liberty was a gift from France on the centenary of American independence.
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, just prior to creating his famed Tower, was engaged to design the massive iron pylon and secondary skeletal framework that allows the Statue’s copper skin to move independently yet stand upright.
• The statue—151 feet, 1 inch (46 meters, 2.5 centimeters) tall—was the tallest structure in the U.S. at that time. • Engineer Gustave Eiffel, who would later design the Eiffel Tower in...
In 1881, Gustave Eiffel created the iron framework for Bartholdi’s Statue of Liberty. The 46-metre high statue was intended for the New York harbour. It was designed like a bridge pier to resist the wind.
Bartholdi’s hired Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, one of France’s most innovative engineers, to develop the Statue’s construction plan. Hailed as a bridge between art and engineering, the Statue...
