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

The second time the Eiffel Tower was almost destroyed was during the German occupation of France during World War II. Hitler planned to get rid of the tower, but never ended up going through with ...

Eiffel approved the final design in 1884 ... Hitler actually ordered the military governor of Paris, Dietrich von Choltitz, to destroy the tower along with the rest of the city; fortunately ...

Paris fire brigade talked about a 'major fire' and called on the public to 'stay away from the area and let emergency ...

The Eiffel Tower was almost temporary Here's a shocker ... Notre-Dame Cathedral was almost destroyed as revolutionaries looted and decapitated many of its statues, mistaking them for royalty.

On March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower was dedicated in Paris in a ceremony presided over by its designer, Gustave Eiffel, ...

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 ...