utilitarian nature of its original design. The team's design eventually beat out more than 100 other projects in a contest to become the main attraction of the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel Tower ...

The Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited landmarks in the world today, was once the tallest structure ever built too. At the ...

The monument responds to seasonal temperatures, contracting a few millimeters when it's cold and expanding when it's warm.

It has become the literal symbol of Paris and France, and one of the wonders of the contemporary world. The Eiffel Tower is ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: For the best photo opportunities of the Eiffel Tower, head to Place du Trocadéro. (Just expect to contend with some crowds!) – Nicola Wood, Senior Editor Designed and ...

Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic medals will each contain an 18-gram fragment of the original 1889 Eiffel Tower, organizers ... Athletes also participated in the design through the commission ...

Paris is to unveil its newly built perimeter defences around the Eiffel Tower to protect against terror threats. Temporary barriers were placed around the tower in ...

This piece of the medal contains fragments of iron that were removed from the Eiffel Tower and preserved during renovations in the 20th century. The outer part of the medal is meant to catch the light ...

However, there’s one expressway in the country that is so special that it surpasses even the iconic Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Eiffel Tower in Paris in terms of its design and structure.