Eiffel Tower
By: by Meg Greene
Series: Building world landmarks
Publisher: Blackbirch Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: San Diego, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781567113150
Subjects: Civil engineering; Eiffel Tower (Paris, France); Juvenile literature; Tour Eiffel (Paris, France); History
Description: Describes the techniques used and difficulties faced in building the Eiffel Tower, once the tallest building in the world and still an extremely popular tourist attraction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Table of contents: title: Towers; reaching for the heavens; title: Search for a tower; title: Design; title: Construction begins; title: Racing against the clock; title: Dedication.