On Tuesday morning, approximately 1,200 tourists were evacuated from the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris following reports of a fire in one of its elevator shafts. The incident occurred around 10:30 ...

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

Some reports said the origin of the blaze may have been the overheating of an elevator cable. “A fire is in progress at the Eiffel Tower. Flames were observed in the elevator shaft between the ...

But a spokesman for SETE, the Eiffel Tower’s management company, has since said that a fire alarm was triggered by a short circuit in an elevator power rail. He added: "The technical problem ...

Prefer to climb? Ecklectours also leads a tour to the second floor that utilizes the stairs instead of the elevator. Reviewers say guides bring the history of the Eiffel Tower to life thanks to ...

Visitors can walk up to the first floor of the Eiffel Tower or take the elevator all the way up to the top, where they'll be treated with vast panoramic views of the city. While some recent ...

It’s used as storage space, and elevators can stop there in an emergency. “It’s a sort of secret place that not many people get to see,” says Yeatman-Eiffel. Only two people are believed to have ever ...

5. The Eiffel Tower's elevators weren't operational at first. On May 6, fair goers were allowed to enter the tower, but the 30,000 visitors had to climb 1,710 steps to reach the top. The lifts ...

Around a thousand people were evacuated from the Eiffel Tower on Christmas Eve after a fire alarm. The alarm was set off by a short circuit in the elevator system between the second floor and the ...

The Parisian landmark attracts up to 25,000 visitors a day on average. Some 1,200 tourists were evacuated on Tuesday from the iconic Paris landmark, the Eiffel Tower, after reports of a fire in one of ...