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Eiffel Tower
Eiffel made use of new technology that ... years and used some 18,000 pieces of metal and 2,500,000 rivets. The 300-metre (984-foot) tower it was the tallest structure in the world until overtaken ...
Where are the world’s most beautiful railway bridges? Engineering marvels become big tourist hits
These amazing feats of engineering allow trains to navigate the steepest valleys and cross the deepest rivers.
A suspended footbridge is the new attraction at the Eiffel Tower for fearless tourists
The 40-meter-long suspension bridge is 60 meters above ground and the fully secured structure is accessible from the first ...
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Two strangers met on the Eiffel Tower 35 years ago. Here’s how they ended up married
It wasn’t an obvious day to climb the Eiffel Tower. It was the end of November, 1989. Overcast and cold, with clouds obscuring the city. Anita Hansen, then in her early 20s, was studying French ...
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New tower, reaching 54 stories, would be Fort Lauderdale’s tallest
A sleek 54 stories, the tower would rise in trendy Flagler Village in a spot that’s now a parking lot between Nola Lofts, a 12-story condo, and The Rise Flagler Village, a 30-story apartment tower.
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Negotiators appeal to man to come down from Big Ben clock tower
Negotiators at Westminster have been trying to persuade a man to come down after he scaled the clock tower which houses Big Ben. This story is now outdated. The man has come down from the tower.