Paris Olympic and Paralympic medal is encrusted with a piece of original iron from the Eiffel Tower. "By placing fragments of ...

The monument responds to seasonal temperatures, contracting a few millimeters when it's cold and expanding when it's warm.

What is the Eiffel Tower made of? The Eiffel Tower is made of wrought iron, which is why its nickname is Iron Lady. Altogether, 18,038 pieces of metal were connected with 2.5 million rivets to ...

PARIS (AP) — An Olympic medal inlaid with a chunk of the Eiffel Tower. How’s that for a monumental prize? A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded ...

The center of the medal takes the shape of a hexagon, a reference to the country’s shape and nickname, l’hexagone. This piece of the medal contains fragments of iron that were removed from the Eiffel ...

Gustave Eiffel's civil engineering firm used a whopping 7,300 tons of iron and 2.5 million rivets — but it was more than worth the effort. The tower received more than two million visitors at ...

It has become the literal symbol of Paris and France, and one of the wonders of the contemporary world. The Eiffel Tower is ...

You can buy a piece of it. The tower’s metal frame weighs 7,300 tons and has 18,038 iron parts and 2.5 million rivets. But those numbers have fluctuated over the years, as renovations have resulted in ...

The tower, nicknamed La Dame de Fer (The Iron Lady), will feature prominently ... They will be watched by nearly 13,000 fans at the temporary Eiffel Tower Stadium on the nearby Champ de Mars ...