The method facilitated its incredibly rapid construction ... Author Guy de Maupassant famously said that the Eiffel Tower’s ...

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 ...

Pictured: The base of the Eiffel Tower and the view towards Trocadero ... sometimes required up to 12 lithographic stones. This method was invented by Swiss Hans Jakob Schmid in 1880, but after ...

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 ...

In its 125-year history, the Eiffel Tower has received almost 250 million visitors, making it the world’s most visited paid-for monument. Whether you climb it, take the lift to the top ...