The ORTF (French Radio and Television Office) took over the equipment and opened studios on top of the Eiffel Tower in the early 1950s. For its 100th anniversary, a huge ball was organized on June ...

The Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited landmarks in ... The final product reflects this early design, which was devised to withstand wind but also includes ornamental features added by ...

So set your alarms and double-check your route. If you’re early, enjoy time in the new gardens around the tower. As you wander around the Eiffel Tower, take advantage of its newly landscaped ...

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 ...

There, a space now called “the bunker”—and still used for tower operations—contained early versions of wireless telegraphy ...

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

INDIANAPOLIS — The replica Eiffel Tower you may have seen in downtown Indianapolis during the U.S. Olympic swimming trials is ...

Meanwhile, the bells of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris tolled 88 times on Monday, marking each year of the Pope's life ...