Gustave Eiffel already had several large projects to his name by the time the 1889 World’s Fair was announced. He had engineered Budapest’s railway station and Porto’s Maria Pia Bridge, and ...

Gustave Eiffel died 100 years ago at the age of 91. Best known as the engineer behind the Eiffel Tower, he was also an entrepreneur and patron of the sciences.

The Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors on the 100th anniversary of its founder's death due to a strike over contract negotiations, officials confirmed.

Gustave Eiffel, the visionary French engineer who died 100 years ago, on 27 December 1923, is synonymous with the Parisian landmark that bears his name. But his legacy extends well beyond the ...

Gustave Eiffel must have been aware that Bourdais was attempting to reach 1,000 feet and, as an engineer, was surely intrigued by the challenge.

French engineer and entrepreneur Gustave Eiffel will forever be remembered for building the much-loved tower that has dominated the Paris skyline for over a century.

How many Eiffel Towers does the world need? Alexandre Gustave Eiffel created his metal lattice marvel to last 20 years. It debuted at the 1889 world's fair in Paris and has endured as a beloved ...

It's a monument that is synonymous with France. The Eiffel Tower is more than just a wrought iron landmark, its very existence represents an architectural feat taken on by the man who gave it its ...

312 metres high when it was inaugurated in 1889, the "300-metre Tower" was the world's tallest for 42 years, before being ...

But designer Gustave Eiffel — an inveterate tinkerer — added a radio antenna and telegraph transmitters to the top, and the French government decided they'd made the tower too useful to tear down.

A prerecorded musical program marking Gustave Eiffel's death — he died on December 27, 1923 — was still scheduled to run on French television on Wednesday night.

Shenzhen, China, Nov. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 3i proudly announces the release of its captivating New Brand Video, filmed at the iconic Eiffel Tower, as a tribute to the company’s ongoing ...