The Latest Breaking News from Eiffel Tower

The Paris structure was only intended to stand 20 years and now faces an uncertain future

The tower is about to get a new coat of paint, but just 5% of the structure will be covered

Tourists can finally flock to Paris after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic but many are frustrated by the construction works spoiling views of famous sights such as the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral. Monuments including the Louvre museum and Grand Palais are covered with scaffolding, wooden fencing or…

A French arborist camping out in a 200-year-old plane tree at the foot of the Eiffel Tower has got Paris to row back on a development project that endangers dozens of trees. But Thomas Brail is staying on hunger strike until he gets government assurances to better protect trees nationwide.…

Arborist Thomas Brail has set up camp in a 200-year-old plane tree – one of three ancient trees once protected by Gustav Eiffel but which are now threatened by a project to develop tourist facilities around the Eiffel Tower.

Fans were heard belting out Allez Allez Allez from the top of the iconic monument

Fans took over Paris' bistros, pubs and even the Eiffel Tower

As thousands of fans arrived in Paris they took to the Eiffel Tower to have a drink, sing and dance

We focus on one of the most iconic features of life in the French capital: not the Eiffel Tower or Notre-Dame Cathedral, but the Paris underground metro network. How has it evolved since it was first inaugurated 120 years ago? And how is it dealing with current challenges like the…