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Here is a look at the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Facts Almost seven million people visit the Eiffel Tower annually. About 300 million visitors have been to the tower since its opening. Designer Gustave ...
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The heat wave that has blanketed much of Europe is expected to linger over the continent this week, driving up temperatures ...
For the first time in over 100 years, Parisians and tourists can now swim in the Seine, following a 1.4 billion euro cleanup ...
Barcelona records hottest June and Eiffel Tower’s summit closes as Europe sizzles Visitors to the Eiffel Tower without tickets were told to postpone their visits.
The Eiffel Tower beach volleyball stadium, set next to Paris’ most iconic monument, is poised to be a centerpiece of the Olympics.
The descendants of the Eiffel Tower's designer say they will fight to stop the Olympic rings being left on the tower as the mayor of Paris plans.
Europe is baking under a “heat dome” that has seen schools closed in France and wildfires spread across Greece, Portugal and Turkey.