The summit of Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower has been closed to visitors because of the punishing heat wave sweeping across ...

Police evacuate the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the historic landmark, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Paris France.

France is sweltering under the current European heat wave, and Paris’ most iconic landmark, the Eiffel Tower, is feeling the ...

The Eiffel Tower was originally met with great criticism, dubbed “useless” and “monstrous.” It was a symbol of French power a century after the Revolution, built so high simply because it ...

The Eiffel Tower opened in 1889, built by Gustave Eiffel for the World's Fair in Paris. It was an engineering marvel at the time of its construction and still is to this day.

Police evacuate the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the historic landmark, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Paris France.

That meant staging a 3.5 mile, 85-boat flotilla of athletes down the Seine River that would conclude, of course, at the base of the Eiffel Tower. The 1,083-foot structure was originally designed ...

Police evacuate the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the historic landmark, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 11, in Paris France. Aijaz Rahi/AP via CNN Newsource ...

Police evacuate the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the historic landmark, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Paris France.

Paris, France (CNN) — Paris police told CNN on Sunday that the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris has been evacuated after a man was spotted scaling the structure. Police did not provide any further details ...