A man seen climbing up the Eiffel Tower in Paris has prompted mass evacuations near the famous Paris landmark hours before the Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday. The shirtless man was seen scaling ...

The structure known today as the Eiffel Tower was originally dubbed the Tour de 300 mètres, the 300-metre tower. The name was proposed by engineers Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nougier to Gustave Eiffel ...

The Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors on Wednesday after workers went on strike ahead of contract negotiations with the city of Paris. The walkout coincided with planned events marking the 100th ...

Soon, the Eiffel Tower will no longer only celebrate the great male scientists of the 19th century. Seventy-two female scientists will also have their names inscribed on the Parisian monument, a ...

I went on a last-minute trip to France, visiting Paris and Nice. I enjoyed seeing the Eiffel Tower twice, but I wish I'd had more time for shopping.

One of two newly installed wind turbines at the Eiffel Tower. Urban Green Energy The turbines were painted to match the color of the weathered tower. Urban Green Energy The energy produced by the ...

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Portions of the spiral staircase that originally connected the two top-most floors of Paris’s Eiffel Tower are scattered among museums and private collections around the world. As of this week, ...