Letter to Paul Buquet, 1902, June.

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Letter to Paul Buquet, 1902, June.

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The letter, written by Eiffel to the director of his alma mater in June 1902, was presented to the École Centrale Paris along with a copy of Eiffel's book La tour de trois cents métres, 1900. In the letter, Eiffel describes his book and talks about the Eiffel Tower, its history and the modifications done to to the tower for the Exposition of 1900. He also states that he hopes the copy of the book will help future students of the school. The letter is in French.

2 pages, 26 cm., may be facsimile copy.

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Exposition Universelle (1900 : Paris, France)

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Eiffel, Gustave, 1832-1923

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Gustave Eiffel was a French structural engineer, architect, entrepreneur and specialist of metallic structures. He is acclaimed for designing the world-famous Eiffel Tower, built 1887-1889 for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, France. Notable among his other works is the armature for the Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor, United States. Eiffel graduted from the École Centrale Paris (Central School of Arts and Manufactures) in 1855. Paul Buquet was the director of the school from 1895 to ...