The Eiffel Tower grew by six metres (20 feet) on Tuesday when vertigo-defying engineers fitted a new radio antenna on top of the Paris monument with the aid of a helicopter. The tallest building in…
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Paris; The most foreign place in the world
The most foreign and intrinsically intimate place I have ever been to is Paris. I did not realise just how much British, or specifically English culture is such a strong influence globally until I went…
The Frenchest story ever? Eiffel Tower closes as staff go on strike
The Eiffel Tower closed to the public on Wednesday afternoon as staff went on strike over how to organise tourists visits to the monument. Staff from the Eiffel Tower operating company, SETE, are protesting how…
Stairs from Eiffel Tower sell for over half a million euros
A section of stairs from the Eiffel Tower in Paris sold for more than half a million euros, auctioneers said Wednesday — more than 10 times the pre-sale estimate. The 14 wrought-iron steps from a…
Eiffel Tower gets glass floor in Sh3.4 billion facelift
A much-anticipated facelift of the Eiffel Tower will be unveiled Monday with a new glass floor to dizzy the millions of tourists who flock to Paris’s best-known landmark every year. Its owners hope the formerly…