Building the Eiffel Tower
Season 51
Episode 3
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About the Episode
Explore the revolutionary engineering behind Paris’s iconic landmark. Completed in 1889, 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.
Aired:
02/13/24
| Expires: 03/13/24 | Runtime: 53m 29s