The Young Chronicle: For 2nd Graders April 3rd, 2015

March 28th, 2015

THE YOUNG CHRONICLE
For 9-10 Year Olds or 4-5th 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 had completed 126 years,
they decided to learn more about
Gustave Eiffel, the person responsible for building it.
Gustave was born in Dijon, France.
Eiffel isn't his real name; it was
adopted fom one of his German
ancestors in the 18th century.
Gustave studied at the Ecole Centrale des Arts et
Manufactures in Paris where he learned chemistry. After working for a few years, Gustave met 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. His first great
work was the railway bridge of Bordeaux, a building
site of which he assumed the direction at twenty six
years.
A few years later, Gustave decided to start his own

Indian Open Winners:
Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth
made the nation proud, after a huge loss
in Cricket.
Both the players clinched their maiden
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 shuttler 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.

company named "Eiffel et
Cie." The company won several 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". But
they met innumerable technical problems.
"The tower quickly became a
tourist attraction, a national
symbol of France and
brought a sense of pride to
the people who live there."

Did you know that
Gustave Eiffel also built
the Statue of Liberty?
"The Statue of Liberty
was a gift from France to
the United States. Eiffel's design for the interior structural elements
allowed for the statue to
become a reality. 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.

Thought for the
Week