Charles Nepveu provided Eiffel with his first job as one of many project managers for a railway bridge located in Bordeaux, France. During the construction process, fellow engineers on the project were steadily quitting, and Eiffel eventually took charge of the entire project. Neveu saw the work that Eiffel performed on the site, and continued to place Eiffel in other jobs that involved project management of railway bridges and structures.
During these projects, Eiffel got to know other engineers of the time, and he would be remembered for his work and allowed to work on other projects. Without the influence of Neveu and his unwavering support, Eiffel might not have been as successful as he would later become for many of his structures. Eiffel et Cie. His proposal was the winner because it was a beautiful, transparent structure, it was the least expensive, and it incorporated the use of the method of forces, a then novel technique in structure design developed by Maxwell in The Ponte Maria Pia is a double-hinged arch that supports a single-line railway plate through pillars that reinforce the whole of the bridge.
The construction proceeded rapidly and the bridge was built in less than two years 5 January to 4 November It was inaugurated by King D. Maria Pia, after whom it was named. The bridge was in use until years , when it was superseded by the S. John Bridge, designed by engineer Edgar Cardoso. Eiffel built a number of cast iron railway bridges in the Massif Central, such as the viaducts at Rouzat and Bouble. A year removed from the completion of Pont de Pierre, Eiffel set up his own company and started working on the arched Galerie des Machines Gallery of Machines for the Paris Exhibition of Every renowned artist has their most prolific period and for the Eiffel Company, that time was during the s and 80s.
During the 10 year span, Eiffel was at his pinnacle and was actively recruited from cities around the world. When it opened in , at feet above the surface of water running below it, the Garabit Viaduct was the highest bridge in the world. While his other works are respected by fellow engineers and beloved by millions of tourists each year, Eiffel is most famous for his tower. Construction of the Eiffel began in for the Universal Exposition in Paris.
Located on the Champ de Mars, the Eiffel Tower is composed of 12, different components and 2,, rivets and stands meters tall 1, feet. It was the tallest man-made structure in the world for 41 years before being surpassed by the Chrysler Building in New York. Only have one day in the City of Lights? No problem. Despite virulent critiques and the planned destruction of the tower twenty years after its construction, the success was immediate.
It is the most visited and loved landmark in Paris. He ended up being hired by Charles Nepveu, an engineer specialized in the construction of steam-powered machines who also made material used for railways. At only 25 years old, his first large-scale project was construction of the iron girder bridge, Pont de Bordeaux , that measured more than meters 1, feet in length. From then on, Eiffel would be in charge of the construction of other bridges in the southwestern France.
He set up home near Paris in and in started his own company.
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