Explore the revolutionary engineering behind Paris’s iconic landmark. Completed in just over two years for the 1889 World’s Fair, the iron tower smashed the record for the tallest structure on Earth, ushering in a new age of global construction that reached for the skies. How did the engineers do it? Follow the innovations, successes, and failures that made one of the most famous buildings on the planet possible. Includes: The Original Plan of the Eiffel Tower; Building Tall Structures With Wrought Iron; Aerodynamics of the Eiffel Tower; Building the Foundation of the Eiffel Tower; Lesson Learned from Statue of Liberty Construction; Building the Platforms of the Eiffel Tower; The Elevator System of the Eiffel Tower; Various Paint Jobs of the Eiffel Tower; The Paris World’s Fair,1889; Making the Eiffel Tower a Permanent Structure. Provided by PBS NOVA. Run time: 53 minutes. Provided by the CAST Senior Center, our Documentary Programs provide an endless variety of interesting subjects in a prerecorded, professional film format. They take us across the country and around the world, experiencing and learning about places and people which we wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity to experience. Our documentaries are entertaining, informative, and inspiring. They offer a unique and powerful form of storytelling that captures your attention and provoke thought and discussion. Scheduled every Tuesday afternoon, unless noted, at 1pm at the CAST Senior Center, our Documentary Programs are free and open to the public. There are no membership dues, and everyone is welcome to attend. Programming is provided by Curiosity U and other online providers. Check out our documentary program schedule every month and join us. We look forward to seeing you!