Paris — There's another metal on offer for winners at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. In addition to the customary gold, silver and bronze, each winner's medal will feature a small piece of iron ...

When the Eiffel Tower was first built in 1889 for the World's Fair in Paris, France, it was the tallest structure in the ...

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 Eiffel ...

Growing up near Paris, Eiffel Tower tour guide Fredrick Dutriat has spent nearly his entire life looking at the landmark. “The first time I saw it, I was 7 years old," Dutriat said. "My grandmother ...

The Paris Olympics organizers on Friday unveiled a display of the five Olympic rings mounted on the Eiffel Tower as the French capital marks 50 days until the start of the Summer Games.

Every 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic medal is encrusted with a piece of original iron from the Eiffel Tower. “By placing fragments of the Eiffel Tower at the center of its medals, Paris 2024 hopes ...

An Olympic medal inlaid with a piece of the Eiffel Tower. How’s that for a monumental prize? A hexagonal, polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver ...

Organizers of the Ancient Olympics, the precursor of the modern Games, probably weren't as concerned with sustainability as the organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics. At least, if the ancient Greeks ...

PARIS, Ky. (LEX 18) — In a nod to its French connection, the city of Paris is raising money to build a replica of one of the world's most recognizable landmarks. There's already an Eiffel Tower in ...

How many Eiffel Towers does the world need? Alexandre Gustave Eiffel created his metal lattice marvel to last 20 years. It debuted at the 1889 world's fair in Paris and has endured as a beloved world ...

Hotel detecting is very much a matter of perspective, as The Hotel Detective relearned during a recent two-night stay at the Pullman Eiffel Tower, an Accor hotel. It is the hotel closest to Paris’ ...