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 ...

PARIS — There are few sights more iconic than the Eiffel Tower and the Olympic rings. But not everyone agrees they belong together — least of all the family of the man who designed the landmark, which ...

Almost seven million people visit the Eiffel Tower annually. About 300 million visitors have been to the tower since its opening. Designer Gustave Eiffel had a small apartment cloistered away in the ...

Two of his senior engineers, Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier, drafted the first version in 1884. At first, Eiffel wasn’t impressed by their sketches—he thought they looked too plain. But once ...

PARIS (Reuters) - French teachers are using the cartoon image of a weeping Eiffel Tower to help young children understand what happened in last Friday's attacks in Paris that killed at least 129 ...

Replicas have popped up around the globe for decades, showcasing the design power and cultural significance of the world-famous French landmark Meredith Heil - Freelance Writer Some buildings ...