LEGO Architecture The Eiffel Tower Set #21019

ID: VRZoh9hln2

Manufacturer: Lego

Build your own LEGO interpretation of the iconic Eiffel Tower! Presenting the LEGO Architecture interpretation of one of the most iconic landmarks ever constructed The Eiffel Tower! Designed and built by French entrepreneur Gustave Eiffel the original 324-meter-tall masterpiece of wrought iron engineering formed the grand entrance to the 1889 Worlds Fair held in Paris to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. During construction the 18 038 wrought iron elements making up the towers lattice structure were bolted together at Eiffels factory on the outskirts of Paris before being transported to the site hoisted into place by steam-powered cranes operating from the elevator shafts and assembled using no less than 2.5 million individual rivets. The resulting structure was extremely rigid and over the years has withstood storms floods and everything else mother nature has thrown at it. Today The Eiffel Tower is one of the worlds most popular landmarks