Begin typing your search above and press return to search.
proflie-avatar
Login
exit_to_app
A brave woman against thugs
access_time 14 July 2025 10:04 AM IST
Citizenship hunt, Odisha style
access_time 12 July 2025 9:45 AM IST
KEAM: A crisis brought about by the government
access_time 11 July 2025 10:00 AM IST
Special Intensive Revision in Bihar
access_time 10 July 2025 10:56 AM IST
The scarecrow called the Minority Commission
access_time 9 July 2025 10:38 AM IST
DEEP READ
Ukraine
access_time 16 Aug 2023 11:16 AM IST
Espionage in the UK
access_time 13 Jun 2025 10:20 PM IST
Yet another air tragedy
access_time 13 Jun 2025 9:45 AM IST
The Russian plan: Invade Japan and South Korea
access_time 16 Jan 2025 3:32 PM IST
exit_to_app
Homechevron_rightWorldchevron_rightEiffel Tower...

Eiffel Tower celebrates 130th birthday

text_fields
bookmark_border
cancel
camera_alt""

Paris:  The Eiffel Tower has celebrated its 130th birthday in Paris, with the city marking the anniversary with a light show at the famed monument.

Built for the 1889 World's Fair, the tower - which soars to 324 metres in height and weighs 7,300 tonnes - still attracts nearly seven million visitors every year.

Despite calls for its demolition in the years after the exhibition, it soon became the most iconic feature on the Paris skyline and is France's most visited monument.

"The Eiffel Tower is a must," said Laurie, a tourist from Canada.

Christophe Girard, overseeing cultural affairs at Paris's city hall said the recent fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral - which destroyed its spire and most of its roof - had awakened people to "the importance of our heritage", and that it "can disappear or be damaged".

The tower was the tallest structure in the world for 41 years until the construction of the Chrysler Building in New York in 1930.

A section of stairs from the tower sold for almost 170,000 euros last year.

Show Full Article
News Summary - Eiffel Tower celebrates 130th birthday
Next Story