Visitors to the Eiffel Tower in Paris will now be able to look down through a vertigo-inducing glass floor that forms part of a US $38 million refit of France's most-visited tourist attraction.
The transparent floor is on the first leve...
France Invests US$ 267.5 Million To Restore La Defense's Crumbling Cube
#lagrandearche #france #paris #architectureLa Grande Arche in La Defense has dominated Paris' skyline for twenty five years, however the immense structure has fallen into disrepair as its marble facade crumbles and threatens to fall on people below. Fortunately, the French government has deci...
When I. M. Pei's glass pyramid opened at the Louvre more than 20 years ago, many argued that this 21.3 meters tall structure had destroyed the classical beauty of one of the world's great museums. But today, as crowds wait on long lines outside the p...
Eiffel Tower Named Europe's Most Expensive Monument
#eiffel #tower #paris #france #travel #record #cultureThe Eiffel Tower has been named as the most valuable monument of Europe in a new survey.
It is difficult to believe now that the Eiffel Tower was originally built to last for only two decades. But thankfully it stayed on and became a per...
Europe's Tallest Towers Set To Rise
#hermitageplaza #tower #france #paris #skyscrapers #constructionThe US$ 2.61 billion Hermitage Plaza Towers to be built in Paris La Defense business district have received planning permission and work on the site will start imminently, Emin Iskenderov, chief executive of development company Hermitage Group, said ...
