The Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited landmarks in the world today, was once the tallest structure ever built too. At the ...

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 ...

Once completed, the tower became the gateway to the 1889 World’s Fair. It attracted nearly 2 million visitors and was the tallest building in the world at the time. For many, it offered the ...

The radical cast-iron tower was built for the 1889 World Fair and the centenary of the 1789 Revolution by engineer Gustave Eiffel. Eiffel made use of new technology that was already popular in ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: For the best photo opportunities of the Eiffel Tower, head to Place du Trocadéro. (Just expect to contend with some crowds!) – Nicola Wood, Senior Editor Designed and ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: For the best photo opportunities of the Eiffel Tower, head to Place du Trocadéro. (Just expect to contend with some crowds!) – Nicola Wood, Senior Editor Designed and ...

EIFFEL Tower Day is celebrated every year on 31 st March. This iconic Parisian structure was completed on 31st March 1889 after two years, two months and five days of construction. JOIN FABULOUS ...

Lord Foster, the founder and executive chairman of the architecture firm ... tourist destination in the north of England like the Eiffel Tower is in Paris. “It’s not just a new stadium ...