A light show is displayed on the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024, in Paris, France.

“The most vulnerable sites, led by the Eiffel Tower, must be the object of special security measures,” said Jean-Francois Martins, the assistant mayor of tourism for Paris. While you may be ...

A tapestry depicting Olympic athletes competing around the Eiffel Tower, and designed by French-Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi, was unveiled in Paris on Tuesday, in the lead up to the 2024 Games.

The Eiffel Tower is no exception, as metal fences erected as preventive measures when Paris hosted the Euro football tournament last year surround its base. These metal fences may soon be a thing of ...

PARIS (AP) — Paris authorities say they want to replace the metal security fencing around the Eiffel Tower with a more visually appealing glass wall. A statement from Paris City Hall issued ...

City Hall in Paris has just announced a $21.4 million plan to construct an eight-foot-tall, bulletproof-glass wall around a portion of the Eiffel Tower. The announcement—which names its primary ...

In 2017, a protective glass wall measuring 65 millimeters (about 2.5 inches) thick and resistant to bullets was erected around the base of the tower to provide increased security.

The French government is constructing an 8.2-foot-high, bulletproof glass enclosure around the base of the Eiffel Tower to protect the iconic structure from a terrorist attack. But many French are ...

The bulk of the work will be completed by mid-July and finalized by September, Bernard Gaudillère, president of the Eiffel Tower Operating Company, told 20 Minutes Paris. The construction hasn ...

In January, Paris’ City Council approved the Eiffel Tower’s 8.2-foot-high transparent wall mere weeks before two people were arrested in a plot to blow up tourists at the landmark.

Updated: Feb 9, 2017 / 07:29 PM EST PARIS (AP) – Paris authorities say they want to replace the metal security fencing around the Eiffel Tower with a more visually appealing glass wall.

It’s set to surround the Eiffel Tower to shield it from terrorist attacks. Last month, the Paris city council approved a $20 million bulletproof glass wall, just over 8 feet high, that will ...