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  2. The Eiffel Tower is closed while workers strike on the 100th ...

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    The Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors Wednesday because of a strike over contract negotiations timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the death of its creator, Gustave Eiffel. One of ...

  3. Strike closes Eiffel Tower down on 100th anniversary of ... - AOL

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    The Eiffel Tower was closed on Wednesday, the 100th anniversary of its creator's death, due to a strike, the company that oversees the tower, Societe d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE), said ...

  4. Eiffel Tower operator warns the landmark is closed as strike ...

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    A strike at the Eiffel Tower over poor financial management turned away visitors on Tuesday for the second consecutive day. The 330-meter (1,083-foot) landmark in central Paris has seen soaring ...

  5. Strike at the Eiffel Tower closes one of the world's most ...

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    Visitors to the Eiffel Tower were turned away on Monday because of a strike over poor financial management at one of the world’s most-visited sites. The hugely popular 330-meter (1083-foot ...

  6. Pont Alexandre III - Wikipedia

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    Location on the Seine in Paris.. The Pont Alexandre III (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ alɛksɑ̃dʁ tʁwa]) is a deck arch bridge that spans the Seine in Paris.It connects the Champs-Élysées quarter with those of the Invalides and Eiffel Tower.

  7. Closings and cancellations following the September 11 attacks

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    The John Hancock Tower and Prudential Tower in Boston [11] Enron Complex and several other skyscrapers in Downtown Houston [15] The Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco; Several buildings in downtown Cleveland including Terminal Tower, the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building and Key Tower [16] The U.S. Steel Tower in Pittsburgh; The ...

  8. Strike closes Eiffel Tower in blow to tourists ahead of Paris ...

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    The Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited tourist sites in the world, closed on Monday as staff went on strike in protest against the way the Paris monument is managed financially, disappointing ...

  9. Paris in World War II - Wikipedia

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    On August 27th, in anticipation of air raids, workmen had begun taking down the stained glass windows of the Sainte-Chapelle.The same day, curators at the Louvre, summoned back from summer vacation, and aided by packers from the nearby La Samaritaine and Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville department stores, began cataloging and packing the major works of art, which were put into crates and labeled ...