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

This historic little town is named after one of the most popular tourist cities in France and even has it's own replica of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eiffel designed the tower that would bear his name for the ... Vietnam and the iron framework of the Statue of Liberty in New York, the United States. He also designed portable bridges, delivered ...

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