Though the Eiffel Tower bears his name, Gustave Eiffel was not initially enthusiastic about the structure nor did he design ...

symbolizing the colors of the French flag. Alpha jets from the French Air Force Patrouille de France fly past Eiffel Tower at Paris' Olympics fan zone during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo ...

Paris lit up the Eiffel Tower in the blue-and-yellow colours of the Ukraine flag on Monday (February 24) to mark three years of the war between Ukraine and Russia.Thousands of Ukrainian citizens have ...

The second time the Eiffel Tower was almost destroyed was during the German occupation of France during World War II. Hitler planned to get rid of the tower, but never ended up going through with ...

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of France on Saturday to mark International Women’s Day. While Femen activists in Paris marched with the US or Russian flag painted across their ...

This piece of the medal contains fragments of iron that were removed from the Eiffel Tower and preserved during renovations ... The designer’s intent is to convey the radiance of France and of the ...

Dutch fashion brand Merrachi faced backlash in France for an ad depicting the Eiffel Tower draped in a hijab. Critics, including political figures, view it as a provocation against French values.

The radical cast-iron tower was built for the 1889 World Fair and the centenary of the 1789 Revolution by engineer Gustave Eiffel. Eiffel made use of new technology that was already popular in ...