The Eiffel Tower is headed for a third day of closure on Wednesday due to a strike of its staff, a union representative confirmed to AFP on Tuesday. The most popular monument in Paris has kept its doors closed since Monday and a union representative, Stéphane Dieu, declared that “there is no possibility of this […]
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Why a fragment of the Eiffel Tower is embedded in each Olympic medal.
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Chaumet had to meet two requirements when designing the 2024 Olympic medals: reflect the greatness of Paris and honor the sacrifice of the athletes. Napoleon Bonaparte’s iconic jewelry store embedded a steel fragment of the Eiffel Tower to accomplish both objectives. “Athletes have sacrificed a lot of time to compete. It is an enormous sacrifice […]
France: Eiffel Tower closed due to union strike against the government
The Eiffel Towerone of the world’s largest tourist attractions, was closed on Wednesday for a staff strikeindicated the operator of the monument. The strike, called on the centenary of the death of engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower’s builder, is a protest against “the current management”, according to a statement from the CGT union. The tower […]