Pierre de Coubertin, who formed the IOC at the outset of the first modern Olympics in 1896, was a contemporary of Gustave Eiffel. His relationship with the tower's architect allowed him to be one ...

especially during the Paris Olympics. Just as the Eiffel Tower was only supposed to stay up for a short time but is still around today, the tower's lights were also supposed to be a temporary ...

A man seen climbing up the Eiffel Tower in Paris has prompted mass evacuations near the famous Paris landmark hours before the Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday. The shirtless man was seen ...

If you’ve spent even two minutes watching the Olympics this week, you’ve seen the Eiffel Tower. It cast a brilliant light show at the Opening Ceremony. It greeted cyclists as they crossed the ...

NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage ... It’s the Olympic beach volleyball venue, where the Eiffel Tower looming over the stadium, as players duel on the ...

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 ...

The Eiffel Tower has played a major role in the Olympics since the opening ceremony saw Celine Dion perform from one of its viewing areas. The monument has provided a victorious background for ...

Some people go to the Eiffel Tower for the view, others for the vibes, but a surprising number walk away with thoughts that ...

The descendants of the Eiffel Tower's designer say they will fight to stop the Olympic rings being left on the tower, as the mayor of Paris plans. The family of the legendary engineer Gustave ...

“We don’t have an Eiffel Tower,” said Casey Wasserman ... compared with an estimated $9.7 billion for the Paris Olympics — by avoiding the construction of so many temporary event spaces ...

PARIS (AP) — French police evacuated the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the Paris landmark hours before the Olympics closing ceremony Sunday. The shirtless man was ...