Eiffel Tower, Story Of An Incredible Bet

Hundred thirty years ago in 1889 as Paris was hosting the World’s Fair, the iron lady became instantly the city's iconic monument embodying the modernity and the engineering feat of this Era. The engineer Gustave Eiffel fought for years to erect in the heart of Paris the tallest tower ever built, seen by many as ugly and out of place at the time. Against all odds, he took the helm of a gigantic building site and revolutionized the construction technique. Revisit this historic saga and engineering challenge in this detailed account and high end docu-drama !

Director: Mathieu SCHWARTZ

[erikpeterson]

In August 2005 I stood on the Eifel tower with the lights of Paris all around and was in awe of what I saw. I am not a city person, rather at home in the mountains, the woods and the country life. Thx for this documentary 👍

[ubroberts]

Aside from the complexity of the tower itself, the scaffolding required to construct the base was a marvel in itself. Pure genius.

[rolandoinductivo]

the most engaging documentary I've watched for a long time

[themanwhoknewtoomuch]

WOW! What a documentary. Thankful for this. The creators did a fantastic job and I could watch the story unfold forever.

[scottlewisparsons]

Thank you for a very interesting video. I enjoyed it immensely. All the best from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺

[KevinN-dfeo]

Now this is a history documentary worth watching. Unknown subject explained clearly and at a good tempo. 10 out of 10. bravo. I'm English and don't particularly like the French, rugby rivalry over 40 years, but I give them this one gladly.

[AnselmoPauloRamos]

Que história interessante.
Que vídeo importante.
Quem poderia imaginar que o canal do Panamá terminou por financiar a construção da Torre Eiffel, e que ambas as obras primas da engenharia eram contemporâneas.
Gustave Eiffel teve que enfrentar não só os desafios da engenharia da época, mas também as intrigas de bastidores, a inveja, a corrupção, a descrença, enfim Gustave Eiffel teve que superar inclusive o preconceito e a perseguição racial e religiosa, e isso que aconteceu no século XIX parece tão recente, é tão contemporâneo nos dias de hoje, ou seja, não existe nada de novo sob o sol...

[mirekdu]

Super historia, ciekawie opowiedziana. Wielki szacun - dobra robota 😀👍

[jlasf]

It's not just that the view from the top was amazing: it was the first time people had seen the layout of Paris. Remember, this was before the airplane and most had never flown in the air. (A few had been in balloons.) It was a revelation to the visitors to see the entire design of the city laid out before them.

[BahreNeGash]

Thanks for sharing the brilliant documentary & great story of a great Engineer, who continues to attrac global recognition & admiration for the tower he built for the whole world to see.
Paris would NOT be thrilling & look as good as it does without the brilliant Engineer, Gustave Efel.

[avexp]

The Eiffel Tower is to Paris the way the Empire State Building is to New York. Inseparable bonds. My grandfather visited Paris in 1929 and in almost every photo he took, the Eiffel Tower is plainly visible. I was there in 1978 and went all the way to the top of the tower.

[brickphone]

Dziękuję za polską wersję językową 🙋‍♂️

[jmbig]

Incroyable de se dire que tant de personnes étaient contre ce projet ainsi que les difficultées techniques, politiques, et financières .... Et qu'aujourd'hui il paraîtrait impossible d'envisager paris sans cette tour ...🤔🤔🤔

[SunglassSensei]

Egypt: somehow built the pyramids thousands of years ago.

Eiffel: makes an incredible tower in the 1800's in an impressive, short time.

2024 USSA: the government is incapable or unwilling to fix any potholes!

[fredricka]

great history video!! I accidentally stumbled on this. When a short, apparently fake, video of the Eiffel tower on fire. What times we live in!! I guess someone is still jealous of the tower!! 😆

[KasumiModa]

When visiting Paris the first time in 1966, my French born friend insisted that "Eiffel’ shall be pronounced ‘ef- fel'. And that shall be so in French as well as in English, because it is a family name (proper noun) and therefore shouldn't change when you switch to another language.

[lotharmertz]

Sehr gute Dokumentation,
herzlichen DANK 🎉😊😊

[wnjkczx]

Doskonały dokument, jak fabularny film akcji z górnej półki.

[MimicoBungalow]

Fabulous documentary wonderful music in great narration thank you so very much!

[TomaszDudkowski-sn]

Mam drobną uwagę. Ok. 4:05' autor podaje, że materiał konstrukcyjny wieży - stal (czy też żelazo, ale mniejsza o to) jest równie wytrzymała jak kamień, a lżejsza. W rzeczywistości stal jest cięższa ok. 3 razy od kamieni budowlanych, zaś jej wytrzymałość na rozciąganie jest zdecydowanie wyższa. Stąd jej przydatność w budownictwie. W materiale dotyczącym nowatorskiej konstrukcji inżynierskiej to spore foux pas. Ogólnie przyznaję jednak, że film jest bardzo interesujący 🙂