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Gustave Eiffel

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Architect

The Resume

    (December 15, 1832-December 27, 1923)
    Birth name was Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
    Built the Eiffel Tower (completed March 31, 1889), the tallest structure in the world (984¼ feet, 1889-1930)
    Built French railways and bridges
    Worked with Auguste Bartholdi and Richard M. Hunt to create the Statue of Liberty
    Consultant in the building of the church of Notre Dame Des Champs

Why he might be annoying:

    His two most famous structures, the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty have no real function.
    He originally intended on making a career at his uncle's vinegar plant, but a family argument changed his plans.
    Some artists protested the Eiffel Tower, saying that his system of mass production (of the pieces) will eventually obliterate individuality.

Why he might not be annoying:

    The Eiffel Tower was built in honor of the 100th-anniversary of the French Revolution (1889).
    His unique understanding of math and science helped him reduce costs on his projects.
    He was a graduate of the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures (Paris - 1855).
    His tower gave people a view from a height they've never imagined possible.
    Posthumously, his concepts of putting a tunnel under the English Channel and a subway system underneath Paris came into reality.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 20 Votes: 5.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 71 Votes: 50.70% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 84 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 16 Votes: 6.25% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 44.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 56 Votes: 33.93% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 82 Votes: 54.88% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 144 Votes: 43.06% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 261 Votes: 44.06% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 431 Votes: 42.46% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 781 Votes: 42.51% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 2123 Votes: 41.69% Annoying