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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. 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 ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Eiffel Tower - Wikipedia

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    The Eiffel Tower was the world's tallest structure when completed in 1889, a distinction it retained until 1929 when the Chrysler Building in New York City was topped out. [102] The tower also lost its standing as the world's tallest tower to the Tokyo Tower in 1958 but retains its status as the tallest freestanding (non-guyed) structure in France.

  6. Death of Gabriela Yukari Nichimura - Wikipedia

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    Hopi Hari reports that around 10:20 am today there was an accident involving a 14-year-old visitor who was in the La Tour Eiffel tower. The visitor was rescued and taken to Paulo Sacramento Hospital in the city of Jundiaí, where she died. After the accident, the park decided to end its activities for the day.

  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. Eiffel Tower evacuated on Christmas Eve following fire alarm ...

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    The Eiffel Tower evacuated tourists after the fire alarm went off Tuesday morning, the tower's operating company said. At approximately 10:50 a.m. local time, the fire alarm went off following a ...

  9. List of tallest buildings and structures in the Paris region

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    However the tallest tower is built within central Paris: the iconic Eiffel Tower standing alongside the Seine River at the heart of the 7th arrondissement. Built in 1889, it was the first man-made structure in the world to exceed 1,000 feet.