Building the Eiffel Tower | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

Explore the engineering behind Paris’s iconic landmark, the tallest structure of its time. Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/49api5G | #novapbs Explore the revolutionary engineering behind Paris’s iconic landmark. Completed in just over two years for the 1889 World’s Fair, the iron tower smashed the record for the tallest structure on Earth, ushering in a new age of global construction that reached for the skies. How did the engineers do it? Follow the innovations, successes, and failures that made one of the most famous buildings on the planet possible. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 03:21 The Original Plan of the Eiffel Tower 06:31 Building Tall Structures With Wrought Iron 12:27 Aerodynamics of the Eiffel Tower 15:17 Building the Foundation of the Eiffel Tower 23:09 Lesson Learned from Statue of Liberty Construction 28:24 Building the Platforms of the Eiffel Tower 38:00 The Elevator System of the Eiffel Tower 42:27 Various Paint Jobs of the Eiffel Tower 45:35 The Paris World’s Fair 1889 47:30 Making the Eiffel Tower a Permanent Structure 51:20 Conclusion © 2024 WGBH Educational Foundation All rights reserved This program was produced by GBH, which is solely responsible for its content. This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://pbs.org/donate/ Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS App: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by signing up for NOVA's newsletter here: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/newslet... FOLLOW US: NOVA YouTube:    / novaonline   Facebook:   / novapbs   ​ X:   / novapbs   ​ Instagram:   / novapbs   TikTok:   / novapbs   PBS Facebook:   / pbs   X:   / pbs   Instagram:   / pbs   YouTube:    / pbs   TikTok:   / pbs   Shop: https://shop.pbs.org/ #eiffeltower #engineering #documentary