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Eiffel (French ''Eiffel Constructions métalliques'') is part of the
Eiffage Eiffage S.A. is a French civil engineering construction company. it was the third largest company of its type in France, and the fifth largest in Europe. History The company was formed in 1992 through the merger of several long standing com ...
group and the descendant of the engineering company Société des Établissements Eiffel founded by
Gustave Eiffel Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (born Bonickhausen dit Eiffel; ; ; 15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923) was a French civil engineer. A graduate of École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, he made his name with various bridges for the French railway ...
, designer of the
Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower ( ; french: links=yes, tour Eiffel ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Locally nicknamed "' ...
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Notable structures

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Budapest-Nyugati Railway Terminal Budapest-Nyugati (western) railway station ( hu, Nyugati pályaudvar), generally referred to simply as Nyugati, is one of the three main railway terminals in Budapest, Hungary. The station is on the Pest side of Budapest, accessible by the 4 and ...
completed in 1877 * Eiffel Bridge, Ungheni, completed in 1877 * Statue of Liberty (''Liberty Enlightening the World'') completed in 1878 *
Garabit viaduct The Garabit viaduct (french: viaduc de Garabit) is a railway arch bridge spanning the Truyère, near Ruynes-en-Margeride, Cantal, France, in the mountainous Massif Central region. The bridge was constructed between 1882 and 1884 by Gustave Eiffe ...
completed in 1884 * Colbert Bridge completed in 1888 *
Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower ( ; french: links=yes, tour Eiffel ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Locally nicknamed "' ...
completed in 1889. * Jiu Bridge, completed in 1897 * Tancarville Bridge completed in 1955. * ''
Louvre Pyramid The Louvre Pyramid (Pyramide du Louvre) is a large glass and metal structure designed by the Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei. The pyramid is in the main courtyard ( Cour Napoléon) of the Louvre Palace in Paris, surrounded by three small ...
'' completed in 1989. * Normandy bridge completed in 1995. * The Living Bridge completed 2007 *
Millau Viaduct The Millau Viaduct (french: Viaduc de Millau, ) is a multispan cable-stayed bridge completed in 2004 across the gorge valley of the Tarn near (west of) Millau in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie Region, in Southern France. The design t ...
completed in 2002. * Simone-de-Beauvoir foot bridge completed in 2006. * It assisted with the construction and support of the glass wall of
Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
's Alfred Lerner Hall, the largest in North America completed in 1999.


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Eiffel website
(in French) Construction and civil engineering companies of France Gustave Eiffel Companies based in Île-de-France Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1866 French companies established in 1866 {{french-company-stub