Gustave Eiffel: The man behind the monument
By France24
13 September 2023 |
5:10 am
A prominent French architect and structural engineer, Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel was the second designer of the internal structural elements of the Statue of Liberty.
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A prominent French architect and structural engineer, Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel was the second designer of the internal structural elements of the Statue of Liberty.
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