As the highest point in Paris, the Eiffel Tower is highly susceptible to lightning strikes. Read on for more. According to the Eiffel Tower's official website, the iconic structure has drawn ...

PARIS — Throngs of tourists flocking to the Eiffel Tower on a warm ... The Grand Palais was built in the late 1890s on land situated between the Seine River and the Champs-Elysees.

Paris police told CNN on Sunday that the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris has been evacuated after a man was spotted scaling the structure. Police did not provide any further details for the time being.

Eiffel designed the tower that would bear his name for the World Fair in Paris in 1889 ... English Channel to link France with Britain. His 1890 design envisaged a system of concrete-coated ...

Growing up near Paris, Eiffel Tower tour guide Fredrick Dutriat has spent nearly his entire life looking at the landmark. “The first time I saw it, I was 7 years old," Dutriat said. "My ...

PARIS, France — The Eiffel Tower is one of the most well know landmarks on Earth and at night it really puts on a show. When the tower lights up with tens of thousands of bulbs that flicker in a ...

View of the Eiffel Tower Stadium and Arena Champ-de-Mars from the Eiffel Tower . Image © Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris The assembly and disassembly of these ...

Last month, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo told a French newspaper that she wanted the five interlinked 43-foot rings on the Eiffel Tower to stay where they are. Her words - I want the two to remain ...

What's the best way to experience the Eiffel ... tower twinkles for the first five minutes of every hour, lit up by 20,000 bulbs. Is it worth going to the top? If it's your first time in Paris ...