PARIS – The Eiffel Tower proved mortal Friday night. It sparkled, dazzled and delighted during a light show near the end of the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics. But it could not stop the ...

VERDICT Misleading. The image of Eiffel Tower in darkness is from March 2021, not July 2024. The city of Paris did not suffer a prolonged blackout after the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony.

PARIS — The Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors Wednesday because of a strike over contract negotiations timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the death of its creator, Gustave Eiffel.

To preserve the spirit of the Games, Paris' mayor has proposed making the five Olympic rings installed on the Eiffel Tower a permanent fixture. Now the Eiffel family has gotten involved.

Visitors stranded at the top of the Eiffel Tower while police and firefighters dealt with a man climbing on the structure wait for the lifts to reopen, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.

The Eiffel Tower was also closed in March, as were many other sites including the Louvre, as a result of sweeping labor protests over a law raising the retirement age to 64 from 62. The tower was ...

The Eiffel Tower was shut down to visitors Wednesday because of a strike over contract negotiations, the day the Paris monument marks 100 years since the death of its creator, Gustave Eiffel.

Police arrested a man climbing Thursday on the Eiffel Tower, leading to visitors being temporarily stranded at the summit — including a reporter for The Associated Press and a Washington, D.C ...

Recently, a bride-to-be learned of an opportunity to enter to win a wedding at Indy's Eiffel Tower replica downtown. "I saw a post on Facebook and I, kind of as a joke, forwarded it to Chris on his ...

Eiffel "married" the Eiffel Tower in a commitment ceremony, which she described as "just a small, informal ceremony," and added "I had vows read in French and then I read a poem to her in English ...

INDIANAPOLIS — If you're planning a spring wedding and looking for a unique local setting, this news is for you. Right now, the local Latinas Welders Guild is building a replica Eiffel Tower to be ...