Few landmarks are as iconic as the Eiffel Tower, whose nightly light show in Paris draws crowds from around the world. But on ...

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 ...

Once completed, the tower became the gateway to the 1889 World’s Fair. It attracted nearly 2 million visitors and was the tallest building in the world at the time. For many, it offered the ...

For the Easter weekend, the Eiffel Tower invites young and old alike to a cultural and gourmet experience. An unusual and ...

The Eiffel Tower's landmark illuminations will be switched off on Monday night in memory of Pope Francis who died aged 88, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said.

But one thing you won’t want to miss out on during a visit is seeing the Eiffel Tower sparkle after dusk. The tower ‘sparkles’ for five minutes at the start of each hour between dusk and ...

March 31 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1889, the Eiffel Tower was dedicated in Paris in a ceremony presided over by its designer, Gustave Eiffel, during the Universal Exhibition of Arts and ...