Eiffel (company)

Eiffel (company)

Eiffel (French "Eiffel Constructions métalliques") is the descendant of the engineering company founded by Gustave Eiffel, designer of the Eiffel Tower.

It assisted with the construction and support of the glass wall of Columbia University's Alfred Lerner Hall, the largest in North America.

External links

* [http://www.eiffel.fr/ Effiel website] (in French)


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