Medals awarded in the 2024 Paris Olympics contain iron from the Eiffel Tower. The iron is shaped like a hexagon, referencing the six-sided shape of France. The other side of the medals features a ...

Every 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic medal is encrusted with a piece of original iron from the Eiffel Tower. “By placing fragments of the Eiffel Tower at the center of its medals, Paris 2024 hopes ...

The medals for the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris were designed by the luxury jewelry house Chaumet and include original pieces of iron from the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower, one of the most ...

PARIS — An Olympic medal inlaid with a piece of the Eiffel Tower. How’s that for a monumental prize? A hexagonal, polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, ...

A chunk of iron from the Eiffel Tower has been embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal at this year's Summer Games in the City of Light. Athletes who win medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics will ...

Two of his senior engineers, Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier, drafted the first version in 1884. At first, Eiffel wasn’t impressed by their sketches—he thought they looked too plain. But once ...

Unions worry that a fee paid to the city of Paris could cut into the repair budget. But the company that manages the monument said an “ambitious” investment plan would keep the tower in shape. By ...

The newly unveiled medals will be awarded at this summer's Olympic games, which will take place between July 26 and August 11. Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images Officials have unveiled the gold, ...

The descendants of the Eiffel Tower's designer say they will fight to stop the Olympic rings being left on the tower, as the mayor of Paris plans. The family of the legendary engineer Gustave Eiffel ...

Gold, silver and bronze medals for the upcoming games will include iron from the Eiffel Tower. Paris 2024/Cyril Masson Winners of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games won’t just make history—they’ll ...