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  2. Strike closes Eiffel Tower down on 100th anniversary of ... - AOL

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    The Eiffel Tower was closed on Wednesday, the 100th anniversary of its creator's death, due to a strike, the company that oversees the tower, Societe d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE), said ...

  3. The Eiffel Tower is closed while workers strike on the 100th ...

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    The Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors Wednesday because of a strike over contract negotiations timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the death of its creator, Gustave Eiffel. One of ...

  4. Franz Reichelt - Wikipedia

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    Franz Reichelt (16 October 1878 – 4 February 1912), also known as Frantz Reichelt [1] or François Reichelt, was an Austro-Hungarian-born [2] French tailor, inventor and parachuting pioneer, now sometimes referred to as the Flying Tailor, who is remembered for jumping to his death from the Eiffel Tower while testing a wearable parachute of his own design.

  5. Eiffel Tower Allegedly Evacuated After Fire Breaks Out At ...

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    The fire that allegedly shut down the Eiffel Tower came weeks after the Notre Dame Cathedral reopened earlier this month. Image credits: Nicola Fittipaldi/Unsplash.

  6. Eiffel Tower - Wikipedia

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    The Eiffel Tower was the world's tallest structure when completed in 1889, a distinction it retained until 1929 when the Chrysler Building in New York City was topped out. [102] The tower also lost its standing as the world's tallest tower to the Tokyo Tower in 1958 but retains its status as the tallest freestanding (non-guyed) structure in France.

  7. Victor Lustig - Wikipedia

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    In 1925, Lustig traveled back to France. While staying in Paris, he chanced upon a newspaper article discussing the problems faced with maintaining the Eiffel Tower, which gave him inspiration for a new con. The monument had begun falling into disrepair, and the city was finding it increasingly expensive to maintain and repaint it.

  8. Strike closes Eiffel Tower in blow to tourists ahead of Paris ...

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    The Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited tourist sites in the world, closed on Monday as staff went on strike in protest against the way the Paris monument is managed financially, disappointing ...

  9. Eiffel Tower evacuated after man seen climbing hours before ...

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    The area surrounding the Eiffel Tower was evacuated on Sunday afternoon after a man was seen climbing up the Paris landmark hours as the Olympics bids farewell with tonight’s closing ceremony ...