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Feb 2019
33m 11s

A. Gustave Eiffel, Part 2

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The second part of our look at Gustave Eiffel's life picks up just after he closed down all business interests in South America, and leads into some of his most famous work, including the Statue of Liberty and the Parisian tower that bears his name. 

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