A model of the Eiffel Tower has been officially deemed the world's tallest matchstick building a day after being ruled out by Guinness World Records (GWR). The 7.19m (23ft) tower had been ...

It is the tallest building in the world—more than twice the height of the Eiffel Tower. Yet, the race for the tallest skyscraper is far from over. While several buildings already soar far above the ...

And though the Eiffel Tower only held the title of tallest for 41 years—the Chrysler Building in New York surpassed it in ...

Richard Plaud has spent eight years building his Eiffel Tower, only to find he used the wrong kind of match A French model-enthusiast who wanted to beat the world record for a matchstick Eiffel ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: For the best photo opportunities of the Eiffel Tower, head to Place du Trocadéro. (Just expect to contend with some crowds!) – Nicola Wood, Senior Editor Designed and ...

Portions of the spiral staircase that originally connected the two top-most floors of Paris’s Eiffel Tower are scattered ... become “best practice” to build a neighborhood out on the front ...

Ones like Eiffel Tower: Building the Impossible (BBC Four). All eyes being on Paris, the scheduling speaks for itself. Here was the timely story of the creation of Gustave Eiffel’s sky-piercing ...

the tower, which measured 312m high then, held the title of the tallest building for nearly four decades before losing it to The Chrysler Building, which stood at 319m in 1928. The Eiffel Tower ...