The Olympic organizers were able to use the original metal from the Eiffel Tower because of significant renovations in the 20th century in which pieces of iron were removed and carefully preserved.

The Eiffel Tower is made of wrought iron, which is why its nickname is Iron ... “He invited a lot of scientists to come to the tower and use it as a laboratory because of its specific stature ...

The Eiffel Tower, therefore ... The total weight of wrought and cast iron that has been used in this unique structure is 7,300 tons, not including the weight of the caissons employed in the ...

The center of the medal takes the shape of a hexagon, a reference to the country’s shape and nickname, l’hexagone. This piece of the medal contains fragments of iron that were removed from the Eiffel ...

(Paris 2024) The 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic medals were presented this Thursday with the novelty that they incorporate hexagonal iron pieces extracted from the Eiffel Tower. Each of the ...

A wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, the Eiffel Tower was completed in 1889, when it served as the centerpiece of the World’s Fair. That’s not the only notable fact ...

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, which stands at 1,083ft or 330m, has temporarily installed a 140ft-long (40m) bridge connecting two of its pillars, allowing tourists to experience what it feels like to ...

The Eiffel Tower is the proud symbol ... to French artistry and workmanship. The tower welcomes more than 7 million visitors a year, making the "Iron Lady" one of the most visited monuments ...