The Young Chronicle: For 1st Graders April 3rd, 2015

April 3rd, 2015

THE YOUNG CHRONICLE
For 6-7 Year Olds or 1st-2nd Graders

126 YEARS OF THE EIFFEL
Rambo and Pranks love the Eiffel Tower, and want to go and
visit it soon.
When they heard that the Eiffel Tower had been standing
since 126 years, were pretty
surprised. They hadn’t ever
heard of a building that old.
So they decided to learn more
about Gustave Eiffel, the person responsible for building it.
Gustave was born in Dijon, France. Gustave studied
Chemistry at university, and soon took a job at with
Charles Nepveu, a specialized contractor in metallic
construction. Nepveu provided Eiffel with his first job
as a project manager for a railway bridge in France.
The young engineer showed his talents and soon started directing projects at the age of twenty six.
A few years later, Gustave decided to start his own
company named "Eiffel et Cie." The company won sev-

Indian Open Winners:
Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth
made the nation proud.
Both the players clinched their first
women and men's singles titles at the
India Open Super Series badminton
tournament.
After defeating the former world
champion, Ratchanok Intanon from
Thailand, Saina became the first Indian
women badminton player to achieve
world number one ranking.
Srikanth, world rank no. 4, had to toil
hard to register a thrilling three-game
win over sixth seed Viktor Axelsen of
Denmark in the men's singles
competition at the Siri Fort Sports
Complex.

eral great orders of construction of buildings with
metal frames. He built several bridges and structures
across Europe.
Gustave Eiffel, is especially
known for the Eiffel Tower
built between 1887 and
1889. He being one of the
most daring architects in
the whole world wanted to
build a high tower "of more
than thousand feet".
"The tower quickly became a
tourist attraction, a national
symbol of France and
brought a sense of pride to
the people who live there."

of Liberty? "The Statue
of Liberty was a gift
from France to the United States.
Eiffel's design led
Gustave Eiffel to build
the famous Statue of
Liberty; and now, the
statue shows the friendship that was shared between France and the
United States."
Eiffel died on December
27, 1923 in Paris. But he
is still remembered for
the 2 inventions which
are renowned across the
world.

Did you know that Gustave
Eiffel also built the Statue

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