Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To give an idea of how light the tower is, its weight of 7,300 tonnes is close to the weight of the volume of air contained within ...

There is ongoing debate over Olympic rings added to the Eiffel Tower and worry that they may become a permanent fixture. AFP via Getty Images Vive la résistance! Family descendants of famed 19th ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 scaling ...

I went on a last-minute trip to France, visiting Paris and Nice. I enjoyed seeing the Eiffel Tower twice, but I wish I'd had ...

A July 27 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows the Eiffel Tower with its lights off at night. "Reports are some areas in Paris lost power!" reads the post's caption. "This was the Eiffel ...