The structure known today as the Eiffel Tower was originally dubbed the Tour de 300 mètres, the 300-metre tower. The name was proposed by engineers Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nougier to Gustave Eiffel ...

PARIS (AP) — Visitors to the Eiffel Tower were turned away on Monday because of a strike over poor financial management at one of the world’s most-visited sites. A sign was posted at the entrance in ...

Initially criticized as monstrous and useless, the Eiffel Tower's survival was secured by its creator, Gustave Eiffel. He transformed the structure into a hub for scientific research and radio ...

150 to 200 workers at Eiffel Tower have been on strike for five consecutive days, led by the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) and Workers’ Force (FO) unions of the Eiffel Tower Operating Company ...

Eiffel Tower employers and protestors on Thursday hold a banner declaring that "Eiffel Tower's employees on strike." Photo: Dimitar Dilkoff It’s been four days since the most emblematic of French ...

The Eiffel Tower was a completely novel design at the time it was built. At the time of its construction, the Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure ever built. That meant that the engineers had a key ...

To boost security, the Eiffel Tower will soon be surrounded by glass walls. Paris -- The Eiffel Tower will soon be surrounded with bulletproof glass walls to protect ...

French police arrested a man who was seen climbing the Eiffel Tower just a few hours before the Paris Olympics closing ceremony was set to begin. The Paris landmark was evacuated Sunday afternoon ...

Paris is one of the most expensive cities in the world when it comes to real estate, and space is certainly at a premium. Which is why it may come as a surprise to learn that there is an empty ...

When the Eiffel Tower was first erected for the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris, it faced harsh criticism. Prominent artists and writers labeled it “monstrous” and “useless,” and its creator, Gustave ...