Gustave Eiffel, the man behind the tower in Paris which bears his name was born on this day in 1832. You wouldn't think of Paris without his tower coming to mind; its such a recognisable landmark, but did you know that he was also behind the armature (framework) of the statue of liberty? So that brings his total of world famous landmarks up to two. Not bad at all for someone who at school was extremely smart, but not very studious.
Just over a week to Christmas so you had better be good for goodness sake!
Gustave Eiffel, the man behind the tower in Paris which bears his name was born on this day in 1832. You wouldn't think of Paris without his tower coming to mind; its such a recognisable landmark, but did you know that he was also behind the armature (framework) of the statue of liberty? So that brings his total of world famous landmarks up to two. Not bad at all for someone who at school was extremely smart, but not very studious.