Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Eiffel tower was evacuated on Christmas eve after a fire alarm sounded.. Visitors have been temporary barred from parts of the Paris attraction, with organisers hoping to reopen the tower ...
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 ...
This handout released by the Olympic Broadcasting Services, shows a view of singer Celine Dion performing on the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Gameson July 26 ...
Its base is square, measuring 125 metres (410 ft) on each side. During its construction, the Eiffel Tower surpassed the Washington Monument to become the tallest human-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years until the Chrysler Building in New York City was finished in 1930. It was the first structure in the world to surpass ...
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 ...
When the exposition ended, the tower was used for a time as a weather station. In 1904, Eiffel proposed to the French military that a radio transmitter, designed by the pioneer radio engineer Edouard Branly, be placed on the third level. In 1909, when Eiffel's concession formally ended, it was decided to preserve the Tower permanently.
The Tower is not expected to be part of the closing ceremony, which was set to begin at Stade de France in the northern suburb of Saint-Denis at 9pm local time (8pm BST). A man climbs the Eiffel ...
Stratosphere Tower: 350.2 m (1149 ft) 1996 Concrete Las Vegas, Nevada: Tallest observation tower in the United States. 2 Tower of the Americas: 228.6 m (750 ft) 1968 Concrete San Antonio, Texas: Built as the theme structure for San Antonio's World's Fair, HemisFair '68. It was the tallest observation tower in the United States from 1968 until ...