The Eiffel Tower-like base of what will be New England’s tallest recycled sculpture, at 42 feet, was unveiled on the lawn of ...

The tower is made from 7,300 tonnes of wrought iron and engineer Gustave Eiffel himself recommended regular painting to protect the metallic structure from rusting. The tower is currently being ...

PARIS, July 4 (Reuters) - The Eiffel Tower is riddled with rust and in need of full repairs, but instead it is being given a cosmetic 60 million euro paint job ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in ...

The Eiffel Tower is riddled with rust and in drastic need of repairs but will only receive a cosmetic paint job ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, according to leaked reports. Several ...

But that’s not the only maintenance cost—this is how much it costs to light up the Eiffel Tower every day. All that paint isn’t just for show—regularly applying multiple coats of paint ...

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 ...

Lead paint was still being used as recently as 2001 when the practice was stopped out of concern for the environment. The wrought (puddle) iron of the Eiffel Tower weighs 7,300 tonnes, though with ...