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Gustave Eiffel: The man behind the monument

It's a monument that is synonymous with France. The Eiffel Tower is more than just a wrought iron landmark, its very existence represents an architectural feat taken on by the man who gave it its name: Gustave Eiffel. This year marks 100 years since the engineer died. During his lifetime,…

France 24

The prestigious venues where the Paris Paralympics will be held

Paris hosts the summer 2024 Paralympic Games two weeks after the Olympic Games. Events will be held at prestigious venues such as the Stade de France, Roland-Garros, Champ-de-Mars, Grand Palais and the Eiffel Tower. Competitions will also be held in the wider Paris region and in Châteauroux.

France 24

Bizarre travel: Drunk tourists get trapped and end up staying in Eiffel Tower overnight!

In a bizarre incident, two men got stuck in the Eiffel Tower due to excessive alcohol consumption. To rescue them, a specialist firefighter unit was sent.

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Man parachutes off Eiffel Tower

A man was arrested in Paris after jumping off the Eiffel Tower with a parachute and landing nearby. The experienced climber entered the tower’s perimeter before the opening time on Thursday. Although he was spotted, he managed to get to the top before anybody could stop him, carrying the parachute…

The Week

Drunk tourists fall asleep on the Eiffel Tower after breaking in at night

The men reportedly hopped over security barriers after a visit on Sunday night

The Independent UK

Eyeful Tower: Tourists found sleeping off drinking binge on upper floors

Two American tourists were found sleeping off a binge in the upper levels of the Eiffel Tower in Paris after dodging security the night before, it was revealed on Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

Who invented rivets?

Without rivets we probably never would have had steam engines, the Eiffel Tower or industrial-age ships.

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Will Telstra Tower ever reopen?

What does the future have in store for Canberra's landmark tower?

The Canberra Times

Biles, Ledecky, McLaughlin-Levrone all look for Olympic encores in Paris

The city itself will be one of the brightest stars at the Paris Olympics, with ceremonies on the Seine, beach volleyball under the Eiffel Tower and a marathon route that passes through Versailles

The Independent UK

Scots teen who recovered from broken back completes charity Eiffel Tower climb

A TEENAGER who broke his back in a sledging accident has successfully scaled the Eiffel Tower for a charity fundraiser.

The National (Scotland)

Dior celebrates 5 years as designer in gender-fluid Paris men's show

The historic courtyards of the Ecole Militaire served as the grand stage for Dior’s men’s show on Friday, a spectacle that played out under the watchful eye of the Eiffel Tower

The Independent UK

Who let all these tourists into our lovely tourist traps? France tells its 37m visitors where to go

There’s more to France than the Eiffel Tower or Mont-Saint-Michel. But can an official campaign persuade foreigners to seek it out?

The Guardian - UK

Our critic picks 30 TV shows from around the globe to stream right now

Travel broadens the mind, not because you have seen the Eiffel Tower or the Colosseum in the metaphorical flesh, but because it teaches us that our view of the world is limited, informed — or deformed — by the rites, customs and mythologies of wherever it is we're born, and…

Los Angeles Times

Experience: I built a house of cards 50 storeys high

I’ve made replicas of buildings across the world, like the Eiffel Tower and Big Ben

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Delta’s NBCU Olympic Sponsorship Takes Off With ‘Top Chef’ Paris Integration

Viewers get to see chefs cooking with Olympic, Paralympic athletes under the Eiffel Tower

Reuters

Exclusive-Olympics-Paris 2024 hoping for Olympic flame on Eiffel Tower -source

Paris 2024 organisers have been planning to install the Olympic flame on the Eiffel Tower, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday.

Digital Camera World

The 10 most Instagrammable landmarks in the world. How many have you shot?

From the Eiffel Tower to the Grand Canyon, this list includes man-made feats of engineering and glorious natural wonders

The Independent UK

Family-friendly Paris guide: From top attractions to the best hotels for a city break with children

The French capital is the perfect place to delight young minds with its art and architecture, writes Zoe Griffin

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Al Jazeera

World’s highest railway bridge to open in Kashmir soon

The bridge over the Chenab River, taller than the Eiffel Tower, will provide all-weather connectivity with the valley.

LiveScience

'Potentially hazardous' asteroid as tall as the Eiffel Tower will zoom by Earth today

The hefty space rock, known as 2006 HV5, is around 1,000 feet wide and will hurtle past our planet at around 39,000 mph.

Wales Online

40,000mph asteroid to fly past Earth tomorrow

It is the size of the Eiffel Tower

Los Angeles Times

Review: An outstanding French drama explores the joy and pain of 'Other People's Children'

The superb French drama "Other People's Children" opens on the Eiffel Tower at night — a timeless romantic image that floods you with warmth and maybe induces a chuckle. It's a cliche, oui, but a wittily, knowingly deployed one. The tower's famous beacon shimmers across the famous city that's home…

Manchester Evening News

Maisie Smith asked 'is that a cardigan' as she ditches trousers in string of Paris snaps

The former EastEnders and Strictly Come Dancing star posed in front of the Eiffel Tower on her French getaway

Chronicle Live

Newcastle to Paris: Is it cheaper to go by train or plane?

Whether you’re visiting the Eiffel Tower or heading over to Disneyland, is it cheaper to reach the French capital by land or sky?

Asharq Al-Awsat

Paris Trash Strike Ends, Smaller Pension Protest Turnout

Sanitation workers in Paris are set to return to work Wednesday amid heaps of trash that piled up over their weekslong strike as protests against French President Emmanuel Marcon's controversial pension bill appeared to be winding down. Trash mounds of up to 10,000 tons along the French capital’s streets —…

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