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    If the Eiffel Tower were no longer painted or visited, how long would it take to rust and collapse into an unrecognisable form?

    Question #104277. Asked by gmackematix. (Mar 30 09 5:57 PM)


    deaconblues63

    		From the History Channel special "Life After People."

    200 years after people

    Large structures such as the Empire State Building
    Empire State Building,Sears Tower. Space Needle and Eiffel Tower would collapse due to corrosion, invasive plant life, and ground water destabilizing their foundations.

    http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Life_After_People


    Mar 30 09, 6:28 PM
    scottietwenty3

    		Point of interest look at Prypiat, Ukraine the city that was abandoned in 1986 following the Chernobyl disaster. After 22 years without any maintenance.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prypiat,_Ukraine

    Mar 30 09, 6:52 PM
    gmackematix

    		It makes me suspect that the Statue of Liberty (which Eiffel built the interior of) might not be in such good shape either as it is in "Planet of the Apes", the first film being set in 3978.

    Mar 30 09, 6:56 PM

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