Industrial Revolution and Eiffel Tower




Industrial Revolution and Eiffel Tower
Industrial Revolution was a transition from old manufacturing processes to new manufacturing processes from 1760 to around 1840. Industrial revolution started in Britain but it than it slowly spread to all over the world. Culture and technology played main part during the industrial revolution. People start to use and experiment new materials like iron, steel, petroleum, electricity, steam engine. There are also mass production of materials and goods.
Architecture also changed in response to the industrial revolution. Before the industrial revolution the weight of the multistory building had to be supported by the strength of the walls and columns and the taller the building gets the more works goes into the foundation and lower sections. But when the industrial revolution started wood, brick, and stones are replaced with iron and steel. Eiffel tower was also built based on the idea of the industrial revolution, 1889. Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower rises narrowly to more than 1000 feet above the ground and its supported with four huge arched legs.

It was built with iron to prove that metal can be as strong as stone. The towers rise from the initial slop and the curves became as one as they meet one point from that point the tower raises as single. During that time the tower is modern its shape and truly stand out for its material usage. But on the other hand the building didn’t have any purpose but it is to present the industrial revolution and it is a pride for French and drench architectural creativity.

           
            
             The tower has another name as well “The Iron Lady’’. The tower was chestnut brown before it was painted every seven years it needs to be repainted to keep it look fresh.The tower is around 985
feet high and it was the tallest structure in the world until Chrysler building built in New York City.















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“Eiffel Tower (1887-89) Paris.” Eiffel Tower, Paris: Facts, Architecture, History, www.visual-arts-cork.com/architecture/eiffel-tower.htm.












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