Visitors will have access to the Eiffel Tower through these fences. "The two glass walls are 10 feet high," Gaudillere said of the new, permanent walls. "They are bulletproof and very solid." ...

Tourists could not ascend the tower on Wednesday, the 100th anniversary of the death of Gustave Eiffel, the civil engineer after whom it was named. By Victor Mather History lovers visiting Paris ...

In Gustave Eiffel’s lifetime alone, the tower fully changed color five times. The metal parts were a bright “Venetian red” before they were assembled, and then painted with a thick coat of ...

Eiffel Tower tourists turned away in Paris over strike; 2nd day of disruptions expected Visitors to one of the world's most iconic landmarks were disappointed to arrive only to find signs ...

Johan Vervoort jumping with a parachute from near the top of the Eiffel Tower on May 17, 2006. ARNE'T JOLLE/AFP via Getty Images SETE did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

Parisians won’t be saying “adieu” to the Olympic Games as early as they expected after the city’s mayor announced plans to leave the Olympic rings as a permanent fixture on the Eiffel Tower.

The Eiffel Tower has been painted 19 times since its construction to protect it from corrosion–an average of once every 7 years. From one painting to the next, the tower’s colors have changed ...