Gustave Eiffel already had several large projects to his name by the time the 1889 World’s Fair was announced. He had engineered Budapest’s railway station and Porto’s Maria Pia Bridge, and was in the ...
The Eiffel Tower was shut down to visitors Wednesday because of a strike over contract negotiations, the day the Paris monument marks 100 years since the death of its creator, Gustave Eiffel. Tourists ...
The Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors on Wednesday after workers went on strike ahead of contract negotiations with the city of Paris. The walkout coincided with planned events marking the 100th ...
With the cost of a U.S. First-Class postage stamp increasing to 39 cents today, The U.S. Postal Service has issued a pair of new stamps. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel né Bönickhausen (December 15, 1832 – ...
French engineer and entrepreneur Gustave Eiffel will forever be remembered for building the much-loved tower that has dominated the Paris skyline for over a century. But the father of the Eiffel Tower ...
PARIS (AP) — The Eiffel Tower was shut down to visitors Wednesday because of a strike over contract negotiations, the day the Paris monument marks 100 years since the death of its creator, Gustave ...
Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. When the Eiffel Tower opened in 1889 to universal wonder and acclaim, ...
It's a monument that is synonymous with France. The Eiffel Tower is more than just a wrought iron landmark, its very existence represents an architectural feat taken on by the man who gave it its name ...
The Eiffel Tower has long captured the hearts of loved-up couples. Now a new film puts forth a fittingly romantic theory that the looming structure was built by its creator as a tribute to the woman ...
Shenzhen, China, Nov. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 3i proudly announces the release of its captivating New Brand Video, filmed at the iconic Eiffel Tower, as a tribute to the company’s ongoing ...
Gustave Eiffel had a lengthy résumé before he built his namesake tower. Gustave Eiffel already had several large projects to his name by the time the 1889 World’s Fair was announced. He had engineered ...
But the father of the Eiffel Tower also designed hundreds of other landmarks across the globe, and even patented a system of underwater "bridges" to run under the Channel. Here are five things to know ...