World's Fair-Paris-1889 and the Eiffel Tower

#tartaria #oldworld #eiffeltower

An exploration of the Exposition Universelle-1889 in Paris, France. This set the stage for many expositions that followed and was considered the benchmark behind the goals set for the World's Columbian Exposition (1893) in Chicago. The exploration examines the one surviving structure, the Eiffel Tower. What was the true intent and purpose behind this Exposition?

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Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction
0:58 Eiffel Tower
11:37 Eiffel Tower Imitations
13:44 World's Fair Showcase
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#tartaria #oldworld #eiffeltower

[JustMe-tecz]

Some of the Crystal Palace pictures show an almost identical tower. However, all those structures have been demolished.
The gasholders which were near the towers have also been demolished.
The pictures and drawings of the old world buildings that no longer exist show truly amazing structures. It's a tragedy that these have been lost.

[JustMe-tecz]

Just one note about the buildings,

The metal building designs depicted are some of the best metal structures I have seen. I have built a few dozen.

The patent date for the first metal building design worldwide was 1953.

I guess you don't need a patent if it's a temporary building ...

[vstpluginsonicxtc]

Good video! You have to love the "vanilla skies" that seem to commonly appear in old construction pictures from the 1800s and early 1900s. As a side note, it is worth checking out the 1894 World's Fair in San Francisco (Golden Gate Park) which had a similar tower. It was reportedly one of the reasons San Francisco was called the "Paris of the West" back in the day.

[wesmann]

Did they mention that it was used to charge zeppelins? Probably his “apartment “ was to explain away the loading unloading area! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[MegaFrankgarcia]

Being in this genre, one becomes adept at "what else" is in the picture...lol @9:52 you show an image/postcard of the Eiffel Tower with a spotlight shinning down (or vice versa) onto a dome shaped building. So I see right away that the picture wants me to connect to the building, I go on google Earth and get the camera in about the same position as the image and I look for the Moorish style building, it's gone but the footprint was left behind, which tells me it had some significance of some sort. So I use the Google machine and type in Eiffel Tower 1900's and found what I believe is that building, but in your video @19:07, I believe shows the same building and the other dome shaped building in the background of the original image... I love this genre....Great Video

[OttoChenault]

Love you long time L.A.! Your presentations are lessons and examples of Critical Thinking, which is a skill no longer to be found in Academia. Quite the opposite, you can attest. Oliver Wendel Holmes said something like ‘ once the mind is stretched by new ideas, it can never go back’. Your work helps my mind to stay limber, and thus more resilient in the modern world. Thank you for encouraging me to think for myself. ✌🏻

[richard]

Ive been quietly hoping you would hit this exact fair and you did not disappoint! SOLID WORK MAN, PEACE.

[BostonShovinstuff]

Some of the attendance numbers on certain fairs add up to 1% of the ENTIRE human population showing up to these . Thats INSANE to think about, even today ! Wonderful symbology, as usual bud 😜 😅 * crisp high five * from Boston

[jenniferwatt]

Hello a man named Dan is repairing an old world structure in France. Video called Escape to rural France.. it is incredible to watch as you can see the bones of the chateau and how it is built. This chateau was burnt 30 years ago and Dan bought it at an auction.. I thought you and others would appreciate an inside look at the beautiful construction. Thank you

[SIXX]

Isn't it just interesting how just in 2015 they acknowledged that the Eiffel Tower can now produce energy?!?

[georgiecane]

Watching from New Zealand.. I'm finding your videos very very interesting..Now my grandmother was born in 1889, which I find very interesting. I have many postcards from Paris, London..

[LatentLexicon]

The idea that these expositions were used as tools to sway perception (indoctrination really) is documented. In many ways indirectly with the rhetoric in the various publications surrounding the events from conception to completion. While some documents point directly to the "education" process of the visitors. They are events that captivate attention for sure. They are one of the most documented events in recent history, while simultaneously being the most manipulated - at least in the imagery.
Looking forward to the live presentation coming up and hope you touch on the Columbian Exposition of 1893. I've been digging through this one for months and haven't even scratched the surface. Excellent video - Thank you.

[brianbates]

These Steel lattice structures look so much like they belonged in the "Steam Punk" Era, that supposedly didn't actually exist? In fact, all the tech previous to these Worlds Fairs are reminiscent of that same Era. The Durigibles and Balloon travel, the design elements and seemingly prestigious attire all correlate to that Era.
I'm curious, would you be able to go into that Steam Punk Era, where it truly originated if possible and, as I suspect, was the later part of the "Tartarian" Empire. That would be fun to explore!
Great stuff! I love this channel.

[jennifersheldon]

Another great video! Thanks! As always, I appreciate your questions and perspectives! Many people don't like being told what to think so I think it's great that you offer information and let them find there own way. Wish I could've walked through all those structures at the worlds fairs❤ So much more than just beauty!

[bridgettadirahmagee]

the biggest tell at this curious time frame is the change of mindset from the best to last to DISPOSABLE

[Frekog]

I grant you love from previous Lifetimes. Thank you Mister :)

[zapravdu]

Thank you for your great videos. Some comments to this one: There have been buildings from Paris World Exhibitions that survived, e.g. the Grand Palais and the Petit Palais which however have been built only for the 1900 exhibition, means 11 years later. But if you look at the pictures of the World exhibition 1900 (look for Exposition Universelle (1900) in Wikipedia, although the title is French, the article is in English), it is just unbelievable what has not survived from this exhibition. I have lived for almost 20 years in Paris and I therefore know exactly what it looks like today and if I look at these pictures from 1900, I cannot believe it that all this was destroyed and when and also how much effort it must have been taken to destroy it.
From the other hand, if we look e.g. at the Grand Palais building today, there are pictures from inside: these buildings often have been huge with extremely high ceilings but more or less empty inside. The Grand Palais today is used for fashion fairs, art exhibitions etc. but I just not imagine only to heat such a building these days in winter. I guess most of the impressive buildings have been constructed the same way. What would you do on a long term with a building that basically has walls and no real infrastructure inside the more if you have many of such buildings and therefore there was maybe no solution other then to destroy them. 
From the other hand, if you look at all these different exhibition palaces just from 1900 in Paris (Palace of electricity, Palace of Illusions, Palace of Optics and many others) you get certain doubts how all that was possible in that time. The telescope e.g. was 60 m long, (what???), and there was a power station which produced 50000 V: "The central tower was crowned by an enormous illuminated star and a chariot carrying a statue of the Spirit of Electricity 6.5 metres (21 ft) high, holding aloft a torch powered by 50, 000 volts of electricity, provided by the steam engines and generators inside the Palace. Electrical lighting was used extensively to keep the Fair open well into the night. Producing the light for the exposition consumed 200, 000 kilograms (440, 000 lb) of oil an hour.[14] The facade of the Palace and the Water Castle, across from it, were lit by an additional 7, 200 incandescent lamps and seventeen arc lamps.[15][9] Visitors could go inside to see the steam-powered generators which provided electricity for the buildings of the exposition". Aha, electricity from oil....So many questions if you look only at that exhibition. But as I said, two buildings survived...
And also in the Germany Wikipedia article about the Eiffel Tower I read that Gustave Eiffel had not an apartment on the tower, but an office which he used for experiments. ("Eiffel set up his own office on the third platform for his astronomical and physiological observations.")
Also, there are not many restaurants on the Eiffel Tower, but just one, maybe there have been more in the past, but I guess the space would not be sufficient for many.

[juliesaville]

History is a joke ! Love your Chanel ❤

[pauliedibbs]

C’est la vie?

Congratulations on continuing to kick ASS!!!!

I swear, I have never seen a channel this consistent… nor with the same level of professionalism and all whilst keeping us highly entertained 😎🙏👍

P.S. The Eiffel Tower just had to be another contest, eh? Lol

[GrownandHealthy]

30:22 look at the scale of those "temporary" buildings..