The Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited landmarks in the world today, was once the tallest structure ever built too. At the ...

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

Eiffel made use of new technology that was ... some 18,000 pieces of metal and 2,500,000 rivets. The 300-metre (984-foot) tower it was the tallest structure in the world until overtaken by New ...