Architecture

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Paris, The Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889.

Locally nicknamed “La dame de fer” (French for “Iron Lady”), it was constructed as the centerpiece of the 1889 World’s Fair, and to crown the centennial anniversary of the French Revolution. Although initially criticised by some of France’s leading artists and intellectuals for its design, it has since become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world. The tower received 5,889,000 visitors in 2022. The Eiffel Tower is the most visited monument with an entrance fee in the world: 6.91 million people ascended it in 2015. It was designated a monument historique in 1964, and was named part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site (“Paris, Banks of the Seine”) in 1991.

The tower is 330 metres (1,083 ft) tall,[9] about the same height as an 81-storey building, and the tallest structure in Paris. Its base is square, measuring 125 metres (410 ft) on each side. During its construction, the Eiffel Tower surpassed the Washington Monument to become the tallest human-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years until the Chrysler Building in New York City was finished in 1930. It was the first structure in the world to surpass both the 200-metre and 300-metre mark in height. Due to the addition of a broadcasting aerial at the top of the tower in 1957, it is now taller than the Chrysler Building by 5.2 metres (17 ft). Excluding transmitters, the Eiffel Tower is the second tallest free-standing structure in France after the Millau Viaduct.

The tower has three levels for visitors, with restaurants on the first and second levels. The top level’s upper platform is 276 m (906 ft) above the ground—the highest observation deck accessible to the public in the European Union. Tickets can be purchased to ascend by stairs or lift to the first and second levels. The climb from ground level to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the climb from the first level to the second, making the entire ascent a 600 step climb. Although there is a staircase to the top level, it is usually accessible only by lift. On this top, third level is a private apartment built for Gustave Eiffel’s personal use. He decorated it with furniture by Jean Lachaise and invited friends such as Thomas Edison.

(info: wikipedia (en) ) 

Budapest, 2020

Budapest, The House of Parliament,

The House of Parliament, home to the National Assembly, is deservedly considered one of the most stunning such buildings of the world. The city’s iconic building, which has been a World Heritage Site since 2011 together with the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue, is an invaluable part of our national treasure and the pride of the Hungarian nation. The House of Parliament is home to Hungary’s legislative body and the Holy Crown, as well as serving as the workplace of 199 MPs and their support staff of 741 people.

This magnificent building, built over 17 years (1885–1902) at the end of the 19th century, has become the symbol of Hungary and its capital by now. The period of its construction was characterised by a dynamic boom, almost unprecedented in Hungary’s economy. This was the time when Heroes’ Square, Andrássy Avenue, Nyugati Railway Station and several bridges over the Danube were built and also when the continent’s first underground railway was opened. We could safely say that the largest domestic project of the period, however, was the construction of the House of Parliament, which in itself had a significant impact on the country’s economic development. The project was commissioned with the express intention to use Hungarian materials, involve Hungarian craftsmen and manufacturers, and use the flora of the Carpathian Basin as the inspiration for the decorative elements. Nothing was spared during the works, for example 40 kilograms of 22-23 carat gold were used for the building’s decorations. Chief architect and designer Imre Steindl, together with many artists and craftsmen of the era, created this unique work of art as a manifestation of the strength and self-belief of Hungarians.

(info: Parlament.hu )

Rotterdam, 2021

Rotterdam, The Erasmus Bridge

The Erasmusbrug (English: “Erasmus Bridge”) is a combined cable-stayed and bascule bridge. Construction began in 1986 and was completed in 1996. It crosses the Nieuwe Maas in the centre of Rotterdam, connecting the north and south parts of this city, second largest in the Netherlands. The bridge was named in 1992 after Desiderius Erasmus, a prominent Christian Renaissance humanist also known as Erasmus of Rotterdam. The Erasmus Bridge is Rotterdam’s most important landmark and is even part of the city’s official logo

The 802-metre-long (2,631 ft) bridge across the New Meuse was designed by Ben van Berkel and completed in 1996. The cable-stayed bridge section has a single 139-metre-high (456 ft) asymmetrical pale blue pylon with a prominent horizontal base, earning the bridge its nickname “The Swan”.

The southernmost span of the bridge has an 89-metre-long (292 ft) bascule bridge for ships that cannot pass under the bridge. The bascule bridge is the largest and heaviest in Western Europe and has the largest panel of its type in the world.

After costing more than 165 million Euros to construct, the bridge was officially opened by Queen Beatrix on September 6, 1996. Shortly after the bridge opened to traffic in October 1996, it was discovered the bridge would swing under particularly strong wind conditions. To reduce the trembling, stronger shock dampers were installed.

(Info: wikipedia (en))