For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists will be able to take a refreshing dip in the River Seine. The long-polluted waterway is finally opening up as a summertime swim spo ...

The Moulin Rouge's iconic windmill sails turn again in a vibrant celebration featuring dancers and fireworks after being ...

Horrible water quality made it illegal to swim in the Seine for more than a century, but the Olympics pushed forward to hold ...

Cries of “It is warm!” rang out across the Seine on Saturday morning as Parisians jumped into the river — legally — for the ...

The iron pieces embedded in the center of the Olympic medals each weigh 18 grams (about two-thirds of an ounce). They were cut from girders and other bits that were swapped out of the Eiffel Tower ...

The Eiffel Tower Grows During Summers, Shrinks in Winters. Here's Why The monument responds to seasonal temperatures, contracting a few millimeters when it's cold and expanding when it's warm.

A Monument of History and Modern Significance Completed in 1889, the Eiffel Tower symbolizes France’s cultural and engineering skills. It served as a centerpiece during the Paris Olympics ...

Mayor Anne Hidalgo is pushing to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower. Shealso wants to keep the hot air balloon that lifted the Olympic cauldron into the sky during the Games.

Olympics Eiffel’s descendants say ‘non’ to keeping Olympic rings on Eiffel Tower The Paris mayor wants the Olympic logo to stay on the monument.

Paris' Olympics summer ends with a feud over keeping the rings on the Eiffel Tower "The rings were never part of its original design," Gustave Eiffel's great-great granddaughter told NBC News, as ...