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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Most skyscrapers in New York City (including the Chrysler Building and Empire State Building, which was evacuated several times on September 11 and after due to false reports of potential threats), Chicago (including Sears Tower) [11] and Philadelphia; The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and ferries ...
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 ...
New York has played a prominent role in the development of the skyscraper. Since 1890, ten of those built in the city have held the title of world's tallest. [29] [G] New York City went through two very early high-rise construction booms, the first of which spanned the 1890s through the 1910s, and the second from the mid-1920s to the early ...
Tourists were allegedly evacuated from the Eiffel Tower after a fire broke out at the iconic French landmark; however, official French agencies are yet to confirm the news. The Parisien attraction ...
Firefighters putting out a fire at the remains of 5 World Trade Center. 10 buildings sustained major damage or partially collapsed in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, and 10 others were destroyed, 2 of which were demolished due to heavy damage. [1]