“I want the two to remain married,” Mayor Anne Hidalgo of Paris said in a newspaper interview.
Tag: Eiffel Tower (Paris)
Doused by Rain, Paris Opens Its Games With a Boat Party on the Seine
Undeterred by arson attacks on rail lines earlier in the day, the Parade of Nations continued beneath a glittering Eiffel Tower, where Celine Dion belted out a love anthem.
Eiffel Tower Closed by Strike for 4th Day
Unions worry that a fee paid to the city of Paris could cut into the repair budget. But the company that manages the monument said an “ambitious” investment plan would keep the tower in shape.
In Reversal, Guinness Gives a Frenchman’s Matchstick Eiffel Tower the Record
Weeks after disqualifying a 24-foot tower made of matchsticks, Guinness World Records apologized and said it had been too “heavy handed.”
Paris Olympic Medals Will Have Eiffel Tower Fragment
Medalists at this year’s Paris Olympics and Paralympics will also take home a piece of the French capital’s iconic landmark.
Eiffel Tower Closes for Labor Action on Creator’s Anniversary
Tourists could not ascend the tower on Wednesday, the 100th anniversary of the death of Gustave Eiffel, the civil engineer after whom it was named.
Two American Tourists Caught Sleeping in the Eiffel Tower
The two men posed no threat and were handed over to the police, officials said.
Eiffel Tower Briefly Evacuated After Bomb Threat
The Paris police cordoned off the area around the monument after receiving an anonymous phone call, but the site reopened two hours later.
Man Who Climbed Eiffel Tower Is Taken Into Custody
Images of the man scaling the landmark quickly flooded social media, and the tower was evacuated. It was not known why he embarked on the climb. The tower is to reopen on Tuesday morning.
Climber Causes Stir at Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower was evacuated and closed after a man dressed in black began to scale the structure.