The descendants of the Eiffel Tower's designer say they will fight to stop the Olympic rings being left on the tower as the ...

he designed the Eiffel Tower as the centerpiece of the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris. He chose to keep many elements of Viollet-le-Duc but modernized the interior design. The Statue of Liberty ...

The Eiffel Tower was initially intended to be a temporary installation for the 1889 Paris Exposition, but it has become an iconic landmark in the French capital against all odds. For starters ...

Eiffel himself proposed an idea: a bigger tower. Merci, mais non ... carry people to a height taller than the recently opened Statue of Liberty. “Too fragile,” he said. Ferris was hardly ...

2. It was designed and built by the firm Eiffel et Compagnie. The tower’s main designer was one of Eiffel’s employees, senior engineer Maurice Koechlin. Engineer Emile Nouguier and the head of ...

Eiffel, directed by Martin Bourboulon and starring Romain Duris and Emma Mackey, blends romance and history around the iconic ...

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 ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leaviitt reminded a French politician who wants the Statue of Liberty back that the U.S. saved him from Nazi Germany.

In its 125-year history, the Eiffel Tower has received almost 250 million visitors, making it the world’s most visited paid-for monument. Whether you climb it, take the lift to the top ...