The artists who protested it, the woman who married it, the man who really designed it and more How well do you know the Eiffel Tower? The Eiffel Tower might be one of the most recognizable landmarks ...

Erika Eiffel one of a small group of people intimately attracted to objects. April 8, 2009 — -- We all see beauty objects, such as the symmetry and sleekness of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, or the ...

Find out about the race to build Paris’ most famous landmark when two men vied to be the first to build a monument 1,000 feet tall. See how one man’s vision transformed the Paris skyline, making the ...

The world famous tourist hotspot in Paris, the Eiffel Tower, has been shut since October 2, 2025, amid nationwide strike. As demonstrators streamed from Place d’Italie toward the Eiffel Tower, its ...

Medals awarded in the 2024 Paris Olympics contain a unique tribute to the host city: metal from the Eiffel Tower.

To mark the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution, Paris hosted the 1889 World’s Fair (Exposition Universelle). Hoping to be considered for the high-profile project, artists from around the ...

Nationwide strikes in France on Oct. 2 led to the closure of the Eiffel Tower. Tens of thousands of people protested against government spending cuts and for higher public service spending. Nationwide ...

The Eiffel Tower is being retrofitted with bulletproof glass, the latest measure to protect the Paris site and visitors from potential terrorist attacks. The panels are nearly 10 feet high and more ...

The Eiffel Tower was erected at the 1889 World’s Fair to commemorate the centenary of the French Revolution. Eiffel chose puddled iron for its construction, a material he knew well and had used in ...

The Eiffel Tower was officially completed in Paris 126 years ago on Tuesday, after 2 years, 2 months, and 5 days of construction. It stood as the gateway for the 1889 Exposition Universelle (World’s ...

The Eiffel Tower was closed on Thursday due to a nationwide strike in France by the country's major unions. Protesters took to the streets of more than 200 towns and cities across France to denounce ...