Wrought iron ties this list together: railway arches over deep gorges, a dome that floats, river bridges and the hidden skeleton of a harbor icon. Pick the one that best proves the engineer's genius.
1Eiffel TowerThe 300-metre wrought-iron tower built by Eiffel's company on the Champ de Mars in Paris between 1887 and 1889 for the Exposition Universelle.1000pts
2Statue of LibertyEiffel's firm engineered the internal wrought-iron pylon and flexible armature that hold up Bartholdi's copper statue, taking over the work after Viollet-le-Duc died in 1879; the statue was dedicated in New York in 1886.551pts
3Passerelle Eiffel, BordeauxIron railway bridge over the Garonne in Bordeaux, completed in 1860 under the young Eiffel's direction and regarded as his first major work.466pts
4Garabit ViaductRailway arch viaduct across the Truyère gorge in Cantal, France, completed by Eiffel's firm in 1884 with a main span of 165 metres.466pts
5Ponte Eiffel, Viana do CasteloTwo-level road and rail bridge over the Lima river in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, built by Eiffel's firm and opened in 1878.363pts
6Nice Observatory DomeThe 22-metre rotating dome of the Nice Observatory, designed by Eiffel in the 1880s to float on a ring-shaped trough of liquid.363pts
7Budapest Nyugati StationBudapest's Western railway station, built by the Eiffel company and opened in 1877, with an iron-and-glass train shed forming its main facade.363pts
8Maria Pia BridgeWrought-iron railway arch over the Douro in Porto, Portugal, built by Eiffel et Cie and opened in 1877 with a 160-metre central span.0pts
9Girona Eiffel BridgeRed iron footbridge over the Onyar river in Girona, Spain, built by Eiffel's company and inaugurated in 1877.0pts
10Pont de CubzacRoad bridge over the Dordogne at Cubzac-les-Ponts, France, rebuilt in iron by Eiffel's firm between 1879 and 1883.0pts
Photo credits
- Garabit Viaduct — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ponte Eiffel, Viana do Castelo — Alexkom000, CC BY 4.0
- Nice Observatory Dome — ClaireL28, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Budapest Nyugati Station — Mike is Michi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maria Pia Bridge — Joseolgon, CC BY 4.0
- Girona Eiffel Bridge — Vilallonga, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Pont de Cubzac — Les Meloures, CC BY-SA 4.0
Comments 1
Eiffel's least visible work is the iron skeleton inside the Statue of Liberty, dedicated the year before work on his tower began: https://youpick.best/articles/statue-of-liberty-ranked-many-ways
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