All of the Olympians will compete in the 2024 Summer Games for the chance to stand at the podium and collect a gold, silver or bronze medal. Even though the medals are iconic symbols of athletic ...

The Eiffel Tower Grows During Summers, Shrinks in Winters. Here's Why The monument responds to seasonal temperatures, contracting a few millimeters when it's cold and expanding when it's warm.

The heat wave that has blanketed much of Europe is expected to linger over the continent this week, driving up temperatures ...

Construction of the Eiffel Tower began on Jan. 28, 1887, and a little more than two years later, on May 15, 1889, it had its official inauguration. The iconic structure is one of the most visited ...

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The Eiffel Tower was used as an antenna during World War I. In March 1918, the Eiffel Tower intercepted a coded German radiogram. After it was deciphered, the French successfully avoided German ...

The Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited landmarks in the world today, was once the tallest structure ever built too. At the time of its completion in 1889, its 984 feet (or 300 meters) far ...

Family descendants of famed 19th century Eiffel Tower architect Gustave Eiffel are balking at the idea of Paris keeping newly installed Olympic Rings on the global monument over their appearance ...

At the time of the World's Fair, it was red, but recently the tower has been repainted the same color as in 1907. It took 60 metric tons of paint to complete the tower's latest paint job.

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The photo is from March 2021, when the Eiffel Tower shut off its lights as part of a climate awareness campaign.

The iron pieces have been stripped of the Eiffel Tower's brown paint and now appear in their original color, the official Olympics website explains.