If you’ve ever visited the Eiffel Tower in Paris, you know that the walk up to the top is a wee bit tiring – or maybe you don’t, since you took the elevator. But apparently, there is another much more ...

France experienced widespread strikes and protests on Thursday, disrupting daily life and closing the Eiffel Tower. Thousands marched across 200 cities, demanding higher taxes on the wealthy and ...

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Eiffel Tower is closed amid a nationwide day of strikes called by France's eight biggest workers unions (ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images) Eiffel Tower was forced to close on Thursday due to the wave ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Nationwide strikes across France forced the Eiffel Tower to close as 195,000 protesters denounced spending cuts ...

The nationwide strike, called by France's major unions, is the latest in a series of protests that started last month amid political turmoil and heated budget talks. Protesters took to the streets of ...

PARIS (AP) — Protesters took to the streets of more than 200 towns and cities across France on Thursday to denounce spending cuts and demand higher taxes on the rich. In Paris, thousands of workers, ...

Nationwide strikes in France on Oct. 2 led to the closure of the Eiffel Tower. Tens of thousands of people protested against government spending cuts and for higher public service spending. Nationwide ...

Paris is one of the most expensive cities in the world when it comes to real estate, and space is certainly at a premium. Which is why it may come as a surprise to learn that there is an empty ...

The structure known today as the Eiffel Tower was originally dubbed the Tour de 300 mètres, the 300-metre tower. The name was proposed by engineers Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nougier to Gustave Eiffel ...

Universidad CEU San Pablo provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation ES. To give an idea of how light the tower is, its weight of 7,300 tonnes is close to the weight of the volume of ...

An Eiffel Tower-obsessed mom got the sweetest surprise from her daughter on the trip of a lifetime to Paris. Crystal Nicole’s mom had crazy about the Eiffel Tower for as long as she could remember, so ...