For the first time since 1923, the Seine is open for public swimming at three designated sites in Paris through Aug. 31, ...

Discover how the Eiffel Tower was constructed with nothing but iron, rivets, and revolutionary vision. Built in just over two ...

A new terrace on the banks of the Seine with a direct view of the Eiffel Tower? The Bonnotte Club livens up the Quais de ...

France celebrated Bastille Day on Monday, the holiday marking the 1789 storming of the Bastille prison, a pivotal moment in ...

Michel Barnier’s decision this week to run for the French parliament has sparked a fierce battle for the right to represent ...

The heat wave that has blanketed much of Europe is expected to linger over the continent this week, driving up temperatures ...

Almost seven million people visit the Eiffel Tower annually. About 300 million visitors have been to the tower since its opening. Designer Gustave Eiffel had a small apartment cloistered away in ...

A thrill seeker was arrested Thursday after he parachuted from the Eiffel Tower – the latest in a series of shenanigans to plague the iconic landmark. The man was taken into custody when he ...

First opened in 1889, the Eiffel Tower is visited by about 7 million people each year. The tower was built in just over two years, a "veritable technical feat," says its website.

Police arrested a man climbing Thursday on the Eiffel Tower, leading to visitors being temporarily stranded at the summit — including a reporter for The Associated Press and a Washington, D.C ...

The tower was intended as a symbol of promise. Eiffel’s behemoth — then the tallest man-made structure in the world — was erected as the centerpiece of the sprawling 1889 Paris Universal ...