Eiffel Tower

• Built in 1889
•  Designed by engineer Gustave Eiffel
• During Industrial Revolution
• Meant to only last a short time but ended up as a world icon

ART NOVEAU    (1890–1905)

       

• Chairs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, a Scottish architect, designer, watercolourist and sculptor.
• Major force of the Arts Noveau movement

Industrial Revolution

• Brooklyn Bridge, completed in 1883
• Oldest supspension bridge in the country
• Built for the fastest growing population in the country, connects Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River
• Designed by  John Augustus Roebling

Greek Revival (1790-1840)

• Columns, steps, and pediments were typical of this style
• Symmetry, balance, and order
• American Greek Revival stems from nationalism, attempt to honor Jefferson and his love for antiquity