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Claims that Paris is preparing to knock down its most iconic tourist attraction have gone viral. Here’s why.

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The structure was originally dubbed the 300-metre tower, but that’s not entirely true

The structure known today as the Eiffel Tower was originally dubbed the Tour de 300 mètres, the 300-metre tower. The name was proposed by engineers Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nougier to Gustave Eiffel, who oversaw the tower’s construction. It hinted at the desire to build something extraordinary, a technological feat…

Canopy by Hilton Paris Eiffel Tower is a stylish modern hotel in the upmarket 16th arrondissement with rooftop views of the Eiffel Tower

For three days, the centre of Paris turned into a celebration of an ancient Central Asian tradition as more than a hundred athletes from 25 countries stepped onto the gilam for the International Kurash Tournament for the Prize of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The Eiffel Tower lit up with fireworks in a spectacular Bastille Day display on July 14th.

Record 46C for June recorded in Spain, as wildfires rage in France and Turkey and Italian cities under heat alerts

Paris was on red alert for high temperatures on Tuesday, with the top of the Eiffel Tower shut, polluting traffic banned and speed restrictions in place as a searing heatwave gripped Europe.