The Eiffel Tower looks as solid and unchanging as a monument can possibly be. Yet, on a hot summer day, Paris’ most famous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eiffel chose puddled iron for its construction, a material he knew well and had used in previous projects with good results. This ...

The Eiffel Tower is the unofficial symbol of Paris, and while I definitely think it’s worth climbing, I’d also say the best ...

The Eiffel Tower, one of the most iconic landmarks in the world, experienced an evacuation after a fire alarm was triggered on Thursday morning. The Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE) ...

The famous Paris landmark has been fitted with two new wind turbines that generate enough electricity to power the commercial areas of its first floor. France’s most recognisable landmark, the iron ...

A con artist named Victor Lustig famously 'sold' the Eiffel Tower for scrap in 1925. He convinced scrap metal dealers the monument was being dismantled due to high maintenance costs. Lustig used ...

EL PAÍS has selected examples of architectural projects that have had staunch defenders, but also angry detractors who ...

The Eiffel Tower was used as an antenna during World War I. In March 1918, the Eiffel Tower intercepted a coded German radiogram. After it was deciphered, the French successfully avoided German attack ...

It's impossible to think of Paris without picturing the Eiffel Tower. The world-famous attraction turns 128 years old on March 31, marking the date it was completed for the 1889 Exposition Universelle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To give an idea of how light the tower is, its weight of 7,300 tonnes is close to the weight of the volume of air contained within ...