PARIS (Reuters) - The hours-long wait endured by hordes of tourists visiting the Eiffel Tower each year could become less painful if Paris presses forward with plans to move ticket counters and queuing underground, beneath the monument's giant feet.Full story
Imagine standing at the Eiffel Tower and being able to see messages and videos overlaid through your smartphone from all visitors who have come before you. Full story
Paris Mayor Bernard Delanoe has described a Russian Orthodox church to be built along the River Seine as an example of "hodgepodge architecture" not worthy to be on display near the Eiffel Tower. Full story
Replicas of the Twin Towers have been built in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower in Paris as part of a ceremony to remember the victims of 9/11. Msnbc.com's Al Stirrett reports.
A young man jumps in a fountain of the Trocadero to cool off, in front of the Eiffel tower in Paris, August 19, 2012 as an unusual heatwave continues to hit continental Europe. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
Tourists use umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun in front of the Eiffel tower in Paris, August 19, 2012, as an unusual heatwave continues to hit continental Europe. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
People sunbathe on the grass near the Eiffel Tower as hot summer temperatures continue in Paris July 26, 2012. RETUERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL ENVIRONMENT)
