Their Teutonic surname sounded bad at a time when Germans were little loved by the French, so Gustave adopted the Eifel and added ... were thinking bigger. With Paris set to host the World's Fair, ...

The Eiffel Tower is a world-famous landmark located in Paris, France. It was built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Exposition Universelle (World's Fair) to commemorate the centennial of the French ...

“I want the two to remain married,” Mayor Anne Hidalgo of Paris said in a ... the Eiffel Tower, which was originally built for the 1889 World’s Fair, with a global one.

Designed by Gustave Eiffel: The Eiffel Tower, crafted by the renowned engineer Gustave Eiffel, was a highlight of the 1889 Paris World Fair and showcases his expertise in metal frameworks.

As much as the French capital reveled in the celebratory air of the Olympics this summer, many are less than thrilled to discover Paris ... the 1889 World’s Fair, the Eiffel Tower was initially ...

the 1,082-foot Eiffel Tower is owned by the city of Paris. It's the world's most visited monument according to its website, attracting around seven million people every year — around three ...

Athletes weren't the only ones putting on a show in Paris ... Tower, with lightning and thunder, implying the intense competition for medals among athletes and representing the progress of world ...

The Eiffel Tower was used as an antenna during World War I. In March 1918, the Eiffel Tower intercepted a coded German radiogram. After it was deciphered, the French successfully avoided German ...

It features a 354-foot Eiffel Tower ... the world. But the location of Tianducheng made it hard to sell homes, and interest faded as more Chinese people began travelling to the real Paris ...

PARIS — There are ... over the years by the Eiffel Tower, which has become the symbol of the city of Paris and even of the whole of France throughout the world.” They have engaged Dauzier ...

French police arrested a man who was seen climbing the Eiffel Tower just a few hours before the Paris Olympics closing ceremony was set to begin. The Paris landmark was evacuated Sunday afternoon ...