Family descendants of famed 19th century Eiffel Tower architect Gustave Eiffel are balking at the idea of Paris keeping newly installed Olympic Rings on the global monument over their appearance.

The Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited landmarks in the world today, was once the tallest structure ever built too. At the time of its completion in 1889, its 984 feet (or 300 meters) far ...

Olivier Berthelot-Eiffel, president of the descendants group, told AFP that while they “don't see any problem” with the Olympic rings staying on the tower “a little longer” after the ...

The heat wave that has blanketed much of Europe is expected to linger over the continent this week, driving up temperatures ...

The tower was designed by engineers Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nouguier along with architect Stephen Sauvestre as a tribute to the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution and as the ...

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Pierre de Coubertin, who formed the IOC at the outset of the first modern Olympics in 1896, was a contemporary of Gustave Eiffel. His relationship with the tower's architect allowed him to be one ...

The Eiffel Tower was originally designed as the centrepiece of the 1889 Paris Exhibition. Since then, it has become a tourist attraction that's drawn more than 330 million visitors, according to ...

Context. The Eiffel Tower can indeed grow and contract in the summer and winter, respectively. However, the growth is only a few millimeters — not up to 6 inches, as many social media posts claim.

The Eiffel Tower (or the Tour Eiffel in French) is located in the Champ de Mars, ... There were some elements that were added by an architect to make it a bit more pleasing to the eye.