Travel Safety Paris unveils plans to secure Eiffel Tower with bulletproof glass wall By Fox News Published February 9, 2017 11:41am EST | Updated February 9, 2017 2:15pm EST Facebook Flipboard ...

Tourists in Paris could soon notice a new sight at the world-famous Eiffel Tower: a bulletproof, 8-foot glass wall around the landmark. The purpose of the wall is to deter attacks, city officials ...

La Tour Eiffel, originally built as a temporary iron structure to mark the 1889 Universal Exhibition in Paris and scheduled to be pulled down in 1909, went through its last major facelift in 1986.

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 ...

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 ...

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 Thursday said see ...

“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 ...

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 ...