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 ...

At the very top of the Eiffel Tower, Gustave Eiffel kept a small private apartment. He finished it in 1889 as a place to work and host guests. The space had a kitchen, a table, and a few simple ...

SMASHING A WORLD RECORD — Video of a TikTok star and French bicyclist setting a new world record over the weekend has gone viral and what he accomplished was nothing short of impressive. On Oct. 3, ...

French cyclist and social media personality Aurélien Fontenoy has achieved a remarkable new world record by cycling up the Eiffel Tower’s 686 steps in just 12 minutes and 30 seconds. The daring feat, ...

French cyclist and social media personality Aurélien Fontenoy has achieved a remarkable new world record by cycling up the Eiffel Tower’s 686 steps in just 12 minutes and 30 seconds. Meet Aurélien ...

France experienced widespread strikes and protests on Thursday, disrupting daily life and closing the Eiffel Tower. Thousands marched across 200 cities, demanding higher taxes on the wealthy and ...

Paris’s most famous monument is never exactly the same height twice. Conceived in 1884 as the Tour de 300 mètres, the iron lattice was engineered by Gustave Eiffel’s team to reach a record-breaking ...

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 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 ...

Universidad CEU San Pablo provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation ES. To give an idea of how light the tower is, its weight of 7,300 tonnes is close to the weight of the volume of ...

The Bethel Physicians Assistants organization is holding a Pickleball Palooza at Eiffel Tower Park Saturday. Sign-in at 7:30 a.m., with start time at 8 a.m. All proceeds will be donated directly to ...