At the time of completion, the Eiffel Tower was the tallest man-made structure in the world, surpassing the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. The Eiffel Tower held this title until 1930 when the ...

In this 1888 photo, the tower's first platform was completed. They could ride one of the tower's five hydraulic elevators to the top. Each were divided into two compartments. Here's a video from ...

That’s half as high as the Eiffel Tower! Gustave Eiffel's tremendous success with the Garabit Viaduct, and later with the framework of the Statue of Liberty and Paris' Eiffel Tower, earned him ...

Measuring 2,716.5 feet tall, the Burj Khalifa — completed in 2009 after five years of construction — is almost triple the height of the Eiffel Tower. It's also currently the tallest free ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: For the best photo opportunities of the Eiffel Tower, head to Place du Trocadéro. (Just expect to contend with some crowds!) – Nicola Wood, Senior Editor Designed and ...

The radical cast-iron tower was built for the 1889 World Fair and the centenary of the 1789 Revolution by engineer Gustave Eiffel. Eiffel made use of new technology that was already popular in ...