Over the years, the tower was painted in various colors, from the original reddish-brown shade to bright yellow. In 1968, a specially mixed paint shade called “Eiffel Tower Brown”, was adopted ...

It was originally a reddish brown, more like the Golden Gate Bridge, but this was changed in 1968 to a bronze colour known as 'Eiffel Tower Brown'. In what is expected to be a temporary change ...

Most people only know the Eiffel Tower’s eponymous brown hue, which it has sported since 1968. But, the tower was a bright, rust-resistant Venetian red when it unveiled in 1889—and it was just ...

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. The hexagonal shape of the iron pieces is a ...

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 ...

2. It was designed and built by the firm Eiffel et Compagnie. The tower’s main designer was one of Eiffel’s employees, senior engineer Maurice Koechlin. Engineer Emile Nouguier and the head of ...

The iron has been stripped of its “Eiffel Tower brown” paint, and is its original dark gray color. It sits in the center of one side of both the Olympic and Paralympic medals, and has the ...