French engineers decided to enter the “race” ahead of the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris. In years past ... describes Yeatman-Eiffel. “The tower is quite light.” Eiffel only had a 20 ...

The Eiffel Tower opened in 1889, built by Gustave Eiffel for the World's Fair in Paris. It was an engineering ... It's recommended that you pack light and only bring essentials such as a camera ...

To mark the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution, Paris hosted the 1889 World ... from 1887 to 1889, constructing the tower. They used more than 18,000 individual metallic parts, 2.5 ...

The Eiffel Tower -- one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world -- was opened to the public today, May 6, 1889, during the Exposition Universelle (World's Fair) in Paris to celebrate ...

There is an old joke in Paris that ... colored glass tower was inaugurated in 1973, it has been reviled by many Parisians as a blight on the skyline of the “City of Light.” ...

The medals awarded at this year's Summer Games, which kick off July 26 in the City of Light, have been embellished with pieces of the Eiffel Tower ... Paris landmark, which was built for the 1889 ...

Small chunks of the iconic tower — an instantly recognizable symbol of Paris and of France — have been included in the medals to mark 100 years since the City of Light last hosted the Olympic ...

No, this was San Jose and its Electric Light Tower ... could have been the inspiration for Paris’ famous tower, which was built eight years later, in 1889. Filmmaker Thomas Wohlmut sought ...

PARIS — An Olympic ... The 330-meter (1,083-foot) tall tower is made of 18,038 iron parts. But it's also getting a bit long in the tooth. Built for the 1889 World's Fair — which celebrated ...

PARIS — There are few sights more ... Eiffel — the engineer who designed the eponymous tower for the city's Universal Exposition of 1889. “While the rings were celebrated on the Eiffel ...