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Céline Dion Stuns at Bonkers Olympics Opening Ceremony

TRIUMPH

After four hours of soaked athletes, singing Marie Antoinette heads, and a befeathered Lady Gaga, Dion made her emotional return to singing. We’re still crying.

Kevin Fallon | Published Jul 26, 2024

Russia Suspected in Eiffel Tower Coffin Stunt

GRAVE QUESTIONS

The incident has also been liked to the defacement of a Holocaust memorial in the city.

Dan Ladden-Hall | Published Jun 03, 2024

Paris Olympic Medals Are Made From Bits of the Eiffel Tower

LANDMARK VICTORY

An official said the idea is to give athletes the chance to “bring back a piece of Paris with them.”

Dan Ladden-Hall | Published Feb 08, 2024

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Guinness Spurns Man’s 8-Year Matchstick Eiffel Tower Project

ALL FOR NAUGHT

Representatives for Guinness said their ruling was based on the fact that the matches Richard Plaud used are not commercially available.

Brett Bachman | Published Feb 07, 2024

Drunk U.S. Tourists Caught Sleeping on the Eiffel Tower

LANDMARK CASE

Prosecutors say the pair “got stuck because of how drunk they were.”

Dan Ladden-Hall | Published Aug 15, 2023

The Washington Post Exposes Best 2023 April Fools’ Tricks

FOOL ME ONCE...

Sadly, no, Delaware is not erecting a 100-foot statue in Aubrey Plaza’s honor.

Katie Hawkinson | Published Apr 01, 2023

Paris to Switch Off Eiffel Tower Early to Cut Energy Costs

SACRE BLEU

The City of Light will go dark hours earlier than usual.

William O’Connor | Published Sep 13, 2022

Eiffel Tower Shuts Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

CLOSED

The Paris monument closed to the public as France deals with at least 2,800 confirmed cases of the virus.

Julia Arciga | Published Mar 13, 2020

Eiffel Tower Closed After Man Attempts to Climb Iconic Tower

LE JACKASS

Firefighters and a “climbing specialist” are reportedly on the scene.

Julia Arciga | Published May 20, 2019

The World Mourns With Belgium

REMEMBRANCE

Memorials from Brussels to Rome to New York’s Union Square paid tribute to the victims of Monday’s senseless act of terror.

The Daily Beast | Published Mar 23, 2016

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