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The Eiffel Tower’s Secret Connection to Taiwan

The Eiffel Tower is a marvel of modern architecture. Gustave Eiffel pioneered this innovative design in the same manner as the riveted kit bridges he popularized across France, Europe, and Asia. Modular, triangular structures were manufactured in factories with rivets, before being exported, and then assembled on-site by local labor. This lucrative enterprise proved to be the fastest and most efficient method to build portable bridges from the late 1800s up until the early 1950s. And yet, few people realize that these prefabricated components played an unexpected yet significant role in the construction of Taiwan’s Cross-Island Highway. The Cross-Island Highway connects the east and west coasts of Taiwan, spanning 190 kilometers westward from Taroko, and passes through Dayuling at 2,565 meters above sea level, before branching out at its highest point of 3,275 meters above sea level in Wuling. These pathways have connected communities across Taiwan for generations, originating with the ancestral hunting trails of the Indigenous Taroko people. In 1910, the Japanese colonial government began a campaign to pacify Indigenous peoples living in eastern Taiwan. This system of police stations and surveillance roads was later converted into Taiwan’s first modern transportation network, The Hehuan Pass, which opened in 1935. These roadways persisted until the 1950s when the Korean War and escalating conflicts in Vietnam pushed the Nationalist government to strengthen their defenses. Six of Eiffel’s railroad bridges inscribed with the words, “BRIDGE FOR VIETNAM-TYPE CONVOY”, were re-routed from their original destination in Vietnam to Taiwan as part of the U.S. Aid Plan for Military Roads, a larger military infrastructure plan to contain Communism in the Asia Pacific Region. While initially intended for the railway, these unmistakable red bridges are now part of the highway serving visitors at Taroko National Park to this day. Get ready to explore how innovative French engineering found new life in Taiwan. Let us know what you think in the comments below! Chapters: 00:00 The Eiffel Tower 00:56 Who was Gustave Eiffel? 02:52 Eiffel’s Riveted Kit Bridges 04:30 Eiffel Bridges in Taiwan 06:18 The US Aid Plan for Military Roads 08:19 Construction of the Cross-Island Highway 13:42 Eiffel Bridges in Taroko National Park 18:14 Construction of the Eiffel Bridges in Taiwan 20:15 Hualien Earthquake 2024 22:07 Gustave Eiffel’s Legacy 24:32 Credits #eiffeltower #architecture #architect #engineering #highway #Taiwan #TaiwanPlus ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 🌏 TaiwanPlus | Taiwan to the World Breaking news and original programs. All things Taiwan at your fingertips. Visit our website » https://www.taiwanplus.com 📱 Connect with TaiwanPlus » Like us on Facebook: https://tw.plus/facebook » Tweet us on Twitter:   / taiwanplusshows   » Follow us on Instagram: https://tw.plus/instagram 🇹🇼 About TaiwanPlus TaiwanPlus is the premier international media platform providing English-language news and entertainment from Taiwan, at the heart of the most dynamic and fastest growing region on Earth.