Preview | Eiffel's Race to the Top
Preview: Season 21 Episode 1 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Discover the untold story of Paris’ most famous landmark and the race to top 1,000 feet.
Find out about the race to build Paris’ most famous landmark when two men vied to be the first to build a monument 1,000 feet tall. See how one man’s vision transformed the Paris skyline, making the Eiffel Tower a global icon. Dramatic recreations, official renderings and personal correspondence tell the story.
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Preview | Eiffel's Race to the Top
Preview: Season 21 Episode 1 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Find out about the race to build Paris’ most famous landmark when two men vied to be the first to build a monument 1,000 feet tall. See how one man’s vision transformed the Paris skyline, making the Eiffel Tower a global icon. Dramatic recreations, official renderings and personal correspondence tell the story.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipOn Secrets of the Dead... A rivalry between two men determined to reach new heights.
- Bourdaiss lighthouse and Gustave Eiffels tower embodied this fundamental opposition.
- And the Eiffel Tower announces the right to be monumentally present in this city.
- A revolutionary building that became a global icon.
Eiffels Race to the Top... on Secrets of the Dead.
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Clip: S21 Ep1 | 1m 34s | Gustave Eiffel had a lengthy résumé before he built his namesake tower. (1m 34s)
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Clip: S21 Ep1 | 1m 26s | Eiffel’s use of iron to build his tower represented a radical architectural shift. (1m 26s)
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