The Swiss ‘magician of iron’
Engineer Maurice Koechlin created some of the icons of engineering prowess: the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, and numerous bridges. Yet others reaped the glory.
Karl Culmann’s star pupil in graphic statics

Talented engineer recruited by Gustave Eiffel


Inside the Statue of Liberty


From 1881, ‘Lady Liberty’ was erected for testing purposes on the site of the foundry in Paris, and it towered over the surrounding buildings for more than two and a half years. At 93 metres high, it was the tallest statue in the world until 1959. Wikimedia
Early sketches produced on the living room table

Eiffel hesitant before jumping on board

“An eyesore”
“The idea and the calculations were mine”
