Biography of Alexandre Gustave Eiffel whoo pioneered metal construction techniques, including prefabrication. Shows some of his most famous works, quotations from Eiffel’s own writings, drawings and plans and contemporary paintings and drawings are used throughout.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
505212
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Biographical films
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tour Eiffel (Paris, France)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Engineers
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture, French
Crafts & Visual Arts → Experimental design
Crafts & Visual Arts → Metal-work
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Metallurgy - History
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
History → Metallurgy - History
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Design, Industrial
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Engineering design
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Metallurgy - History
People → Eiffel, Gustave, 1832-1923
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)