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 ...

On Monday, a multidisciplinary commission presented the mayor of Paris with a list of 72 names of women who will join the ...

Join this walking tour through Paris, where you’ll explore the famous Pont Bir Hakeim (Inception Bridge) and marvel at the ...

The Eiffel Tower evacuated tourists after the fire alarm went off Tuesday morning, the tower's operating company said. At approximately 10:50 a.m. local time, the fire alarm went off following a short ...

Protesters have taken to the streets in Paris and over 200 other locations across France to denounce spending cuts and demand ...

The Wolf Moon is named for the hungry predators that sometimes can be heard howling in the winter month.

A pair of best friends visiting Paris, France, had been hoping to capture a picture of themselves against the iconic backdrop of the Eiffel Tower lit up at night, but forgot one important detail. Jac ...

The skeleton of a dinosaur was auctioned at the Eiffel Tower on Monday. Paris -- The 150 million-year-old, largely-intact skeleton of a still-unknown species of dinosaur went to auction today in Paris ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 air contained within ...