There is an attraction and a charm inherent in the colossal that is not subject to ordinary theories of art ... The tower will be the tallest edifice ever raised by man. Will it therefore be imposing in its own way? — Gustave Eiffel Copy Share Image
“Étant la plus saisissante manifestation de l'art des constructions métalliques par lesquelles nos ingénieurs se sont illustrés en Europe, elle est une des formes… — Gustave Eiffel Copy Share Image
Being the most striking manifestation of the art of metal structures by which our engineers have shown in Europe, it [the Eiffel Tower] is… — Gustave Eiffel Copy Share Image
The first principle of architectural beauty is that the essential lines of a construction be determined by a perfect appropriateness to its use. — Gustave Eiffel Copy Share Image
It seems to me that it had no other rationale than to show that we are not simply the country of entertainers, but also… — Gustave Eiffel Copy Share Image
Ah, bien je prétends que les courbes des quatre areêtes du monument, telles que le calcul les a fournies, donneront une grand impression de… — Gustave Eiffel Copy Share Image
There is an attraction and a charm inherent in the colossal that is not subject to ordinary theories of art ... The tower will… — Gustave Eiffel Copy Share Image
The fundamental idea of these pylons, or great archways, is based on a method of construction peculiar to me, of which the principle consists… — Gustave Eiffel Copy Share Image
Can one think that because we are engineers, beauty does not preoccupy us or that we do not try to build beautiful, as well… — Gustave Eiffel Copy Share Image
“I ought to be jealous of the tower. She is more famous than I am.” — Gustave Eiffel Copy Share Image
The French flag is the only one to have a staff a thousand feet tall. — Gustave Eiffel Copy Share Image
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