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PARIS, France (AFP) — The Eiffel Tower turned away tourists on Tuesday as snow swept across northern France, causing traffic chaos in Paris during the French capital’s first real dose of wintry weather this season. The Meteo France weather service put the greater Paris region on alert for snow and black ice on roads, among 27 departments it expected to be on alert across the country until midday Wednesday. The weather caused major gridlock across the city, […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Winter storm Eleanor swept into France, Belgium and the Netherlands on Wednesday after tearing through England and Northern Ireland, cutting power to tens of thousands of people and forcing airports and train services to halt operations. A skiier was killed by a falling tree at Morillon in the French Alps while 15 others have been injured by the storm across the country, four of them seriously, civil defense spokesman Michael […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — The Eiffel Tower will be alive with music on Thursday as it celebrates the 300 millionth visitor to the Paris landmark since it opened in 1889. “There will be drums on the courtyard of the Eiffel Tower. On the second floor the ambiance will be jazzier, and at the top of the tower it will a romantic atmosphere with a flute trio,” the tower’s operator SETE said in a statement. The […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Swimming in the Seine in October may seem like a fast-track to catching germs, but for TV adventurer and environmental activist Alison Teal, who has spent years paddling her surfboard in polluted waters, taking the plunge into Paris’ river was the perfect way to promote her cause – to fight pollution and clean our oceans.
PARIS, France (AFP) — Works began Monday to boost security at the Eiffel Tower as an anti-terrorism measure, city hall said, with bulletproof glass walls set to go up around the world’s most visited monument. The changes come after a string of jihadist attacks in the French capital over the past two years in which more than 200 people have died. A bulletproof glass wall will be installed around the monument’s gardens under the 30-million-euro […]
PARIS, France (Reuters) — Do you want to know how fast a tennis ball goes? Zip down a line strung from the second floor of the Eiffel tower, 115 meters above the ground. During the French Open and in association with tennis tournament Roland-Garros, bottled water vendor Perrier allows volunteers to down at 90 km/h, the speed of a tennis ball being smashed. Volunteer Julien Bidet, 39, said he both feared and loved the experience, […]
A picture taken on January 31, 2017 in Paris shows the Eiffel tower in a heavy fog. Ludovic MARIN / AFP
PARIS, France (AFP) — Around 40 people were arrested in Paris Sunday after police used tear gas and water cannon against football fans hurling glass bottles at officers at the Eiffel Tower during the Euro 2016 final. Crowds of supporters, some donning France or Portuguese flags, gathered at the base of the Paris landmark before and after Portugal’s stunning 1-0 victory over France after they were refused entry to the fan zone which was packed […]
PARIS , France (AFP) — The Eiffel Tower will be lit up Monday night in the red, white and blue of the US flag in solidarity with the victims of the shootings in Orlando, Paris city hall announced. City hall will also raise the Stars and Stripes and the rainbow flag of the gay community, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said, expressing her “compassion, solidarity and affection” for the American people after the massacre. On Monday, […]
by Anne-Sophie LASSERRE SAINT-NAZAIRE , France (AFP) — The world’s biggest-ever cruise ship, the 120,000-tonne Harmony of the Seas, a luxury home on the waves for 8,500 passengers and crew, was handed over by a French shipyard on Thursday after a 40-month engineering feat. At 66 meters (217 feet), it is the widest cruise ship ever built, while its 362-meter length makes it 50 meters longer than the height of the Eiffel Tower. The floating […]
The Eiffel Tower isn’t just an attraction for millions of visitors each year but also plays a crucial role in monitoring the French capital’s air quality. Regularly, an engineer from air quality watchdog Airparif, takes the lift up to the top of the Eiffel tower, above the many tourists gazing at the city’s stunning views. A small station monitors levels and concentration of pollutants in the Paris skies, mainly generated by road traffic. Having a […]
