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 for the time being.

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

The incident occurred as the Olympic competition winds down and security services in Paris and beyond are shifting their focus to the closing ceremony. French police evacuated the area around the ...

AFP via Getty Images French firefighters stand around their vehicle at the bottom of the Eiffel Tower, where a fire was reported in Paris, on December 24, 2024. (Photo by Anna KURTH / AFP ...

We've had Olympic medals made of recycled electronics before - but never from parts of the Eiffel Tower! Medals for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris will feature scrap metal from the ...

Medals awarded in the 2024 Paris Olympics contain iron from the Eiffel Tower. The iron is shaped like a hexagon, referencing the six-sided shape of France. The other side of the medals features a ...

Breaking is the only sport making its Olympics debut at Paris 2024 [David Balogh/Getty Images] The Eiffel Tower will be part of the Olympics The iconic Eiffel Tower will be part of the Olympics in ...

Paris is probably the first city that springs to mind when thinking of the Eiffel Tower. But you may be shocked to know that one near-identical city exists almost 6,000 miles away from the iconic ...

The Eiffel Tower will keep the Olympic rings as a permanent addition to the historic monument, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has announced. But the backlash to the plan has been swift and severe.

“It’s become the symbol of Paris, and of France as well,” says Savin Yeatman-Eiffel, a great-great-great-grandson of Gustave Eiffel, the engineer behind the tower. “There were very strong ...