pkiguy24 Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 Has anyone seen constrution photos of the Effel Tower? Quote
Reclaimer Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 :-P But in all seriousness...It would be nice to see pictures of the PKI Eiffel Tower being built. I've never seen any such photos. Quote
Captain Nemo Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 How many here have been in the real one? anyone, anyone, guess I'm the only one. Quote
Thrill_Biscuit Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 According to my dad, who claims to have watched KI being built, any authentic pictures would feature a double-bladed helicopter hoisting ugly, unpainted orange lattices into place over a muddy, unpaved international street. Has anyone else heard of this, or seen any old pics? Quote
CoastersRZ Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 Back when Guidetotheisland.com was online for a brief period, they had a shot of the Eiffel Tower under construction. The image quality wasn`t the best, but the tower was just over the arch area (only about 50 feet off the ground). Quote
Vortex Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 I used to have pictures of the tower going up at Kings Island. It was not much to look at other than alot of mudd and steel. Quote
Legend Rider Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 i can see that the person who started this thread wants to be an engineer! I do! but i want to make machines, not structures! Quote
thejoker8388 Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 ^Ha, that's because structural engineers are paid the crapiest out of all the engineers. The best paying are either chemical or electrical depending where you get a job. Quote
FOF/Z 4-ever Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 Hey, Architectural Engineering isnt to bad either Quote
Reclaimer Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 How many here have been in the real one? anyone, anyone, guess I'm the only one. *Jumps up and down* I have, I have! Just went summer of '04 to London, Paris, Caen, Cannes, Aix, and quite a few other places. I loved being on the real thing... ...but the KI Eiffel is a close second, what with the splendor of SOB, Face/Off, Vortex, etc. all in view from atop. My God...I need to go to PKI NOW. I miss the place. I'd work there if I didn't live 3 hrs. away. Anyways...There I went on another tangent again. Quote
The-Snapper Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 it would be really freaky to ride the real one!!!! Quote
TopThrill Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 When I went in for Show Standers, they showed a brei history video of the park. The begaing showed the Tower being beilt. Just the lower have, the part at the 50' level was made. That was so cool! Quote
flightoffear1996 Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 can you even go all the way up in the real one? Quote
Captain Nemo Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 Yes they let you go to the top, unlike the pki one, this one holds ALOT more people at the top. also, the elevator to get to the top begins in the legs of the tower, where the pki one starts right below it. Quote
PKIDelirium Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 IN the legs? They go up a slope?? Quote
TRTR Guy Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 Its not that hard for an elevator to go up a slope, the St. Louis arch does. Quote
Reclaimer Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 IN the legs? They go up a slope?? Yup. There are four elevators, one in each leg of the tower. (There were only two open at the time I was there, though) These four all go to the second level. From there, I believe another two go to the top. There's stores and food on the tower, too. As for the slope...It's not really noticable. The St. Louis arch, on the other hand, is something to be afraid of. Those elevators are tiny and pretty shaky. Quote
flightoffear1996 Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 So on the arch do you like go all the way around I dont see how that could work though. In the Tower in France how much does that cost to go up in and was there like any lines to go up there? Quote
Reclaimer Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 On the arch: You go underground to buy your tix, get in line, and get in elevator. The elevator travels up (slowly) one side of the arch. At the top, you get out, stand, take pix, etc. Then, you go to the opposite side of the arch and head down. In France: We went late at night...Just before closing time. The top floor was closed. (It closes earlier than the other two floors) It was disappointing, but the 2nd floor is just as good. Each floor has a set cost. The first floor has a certain cost for walking the stairs and another for taking elevator. The second has the same setup. For the third, there's only one charge...since you don't take stairs. For the second floor w/ elevator, we were charged $7.30 (Euro) Of course, this was the adult cost. About the lines...None, since we went so late. Quote
TraderJake Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 Ha, that's because structural engineers are paid the crapiest out of all the engineers. The best paying are either chemical or electrical depending where you get a job. Eh, if you really want to do something you do it for the love of doing it, not for the money. Besides, we civils make the infrastructure improvements that count. Without them, this world might be a little more archaic than it is now. Quote
CoastersRZ Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 After a year and a half of architecture school, you really have to love doing it. With all the disorganization in this school, you have to want to do it. And besides, architects don`t make that terribly much money. In my class there have been ten people that have dropped out since Autumn of this year, not including the many that dropped after last year. The one good thing about my program is I will get to go on co-op next quarter and work with a firm, (which pays more than twice what Coney did!) Back on topic. I would be interested in seeing those construction pictures of the tower. However, I have only seen them that once when Guidetotheisland was online for a very brief period before Shawn Werley took the site down. It was a very well designed site too with a lot of unique never before seen pictures! Quote
drewbari Posted February 24, 2005 Posted February 24, 2005 How many here have been in the real one? anyone, anyone, guess I'm the only one. My Grand Pa has. Quote
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