PARIS, August 28 — Major fashion brands aren’t the only ones turning to upcycling to create accessories that are less harmful to the planet. The Palace of Versailles is also committed to more sustainable fashion by offering a collection of sneakers designed from the fabrics used in the decorations of the exhibition “Hyacinthe Rigaud or […]
Recycled fabric sneakers from the collaboration between the Palace of Versailles and the Le Lissier brand. — Image courtesy of Le Lissier via ETX Studio PARIS, August 28 — Major fashion brands aren’t the only ones turning to upcycling to create accessories that are less harmful to the planet. The Palace of Versailles is also […]
Remember Netflix’s mattress campaign Emily in Paris where they put a bed in “the most irresistibly Instagrammable places” around Paris? We may have just discovered Netflix’s real inspiration for this campaign: a French designer furniture brand called BoboChic. Imagined in a Parisian café in 2015, BoboChic is an internet product and knows how to seduce […]
Global superstar Rita Ora announces an exclusive evening of live music, dance and iconic fashion – all against the cinematic backdrop of the Eiffel Tower. In the first of a new musical series, ICONIC PEOPLE IN ICONIC PLACES, Rita Ora Live From The Eiffel Tower will take place on Thursday, September 30 in conjunction with […]
Ora Partners with Melrose Media on Upcoming Music Series “Iconic People in Iconic Places” Global superstar Rita Ora and Melrose Media are thrilled to announce an exclusive evening of live music, dance and iconic fashion – all against the cinematic backdrop of the Eiffel Tower. In the first of a new musical series, “Iconic People […]
The Eiffel Tower observation deck is truly a cool attraction on the Las Vegas Strip – and one with some of the best views on said Strip. Board the elevator – with glass walls so you can watch as you climb higher and higher – which takes passengers 46 floors through the air to the […]
Using the materials and methods of the original medieval builders, workshop participants will join a team of skilled timber frame carpenters from across the United States to assist in the full-scale reconstruction of Notre Dame’s Truss #6 . Photo courtesy of Handshouse studio Handshouse Studio is creating educational workshops for their Notre Dame de Paris […]
The Eiffel Tower, one of the most famous monuments in the world, was erected in 1889 for the Universal Exhibition in Paris the same year and designed and executed by Gustave Eiffel. The mighty tower, dubbed the “Iron Lady,” was an architectural and engineering marvel, and at the time of its construction was the tallest […]
TikTok’s latest viral slang term is “Eiffel Tower,” and you’ll be shocked when you find out what this one means. If you’re unaware of the latest TikTok slang, don’t worry, you’re definitely not alone. New words, phrases, acronyms, and abbreviations appear on the app every day, and it can be very difficult to keep track […]
When Gustave Eiffel designed the very tower that would immortalize his name around 1886, the French civil engineer decided to achieve one of the toughest – and highest – flexes in the history of architecture by including an apartment private for itself, placed at the very top, directly under the arrow. As explained in the […]
A faithfully reconstructed, full-scale replica of one of the oldest wooden trusses destroyed in the April 2019 fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is now on display at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, in the part of the scaling up of the museum. return 2021 Summer Block Party. The architectural facsimile, built […]
Sunday’s Closing Ceremony marked the end of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and started the countdown to the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The French capital had the chance to share what will come in three years with quite a spectacle : a huge Paris 2024 flag floating on the Eiffel Tower. Well, a Computer graphics […]
Sunday’s Closing Ceremony marked the end of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and started the countdown to the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The French capital had the chance to share what will come in three years with quite a spectacle : a huge Paris 2024 flag floating on the Eiffel Tower. Well, a Computer graphics […]
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 14: Fireworks light up the Eiffel Tower as part of the annual July 14, 2021 celebrations in Paris, France. The fireworks were designed around the theme “Freedom” after more than a year of France living with the Covid-19 pandemic. On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced new restrictions to combat the […]
TOKYO – The organizing committee of the Paris 2024 Olympics will attempt a world record on Sunday by deploying from the Eiffel Tower and displaying what it hopes will be the largest flag ever displayed, as part of the transfer of the Tokyo Olympics to the French capital. The traditional handover of the Olympic flag […]
Young adults in the UK need to learn about their geography after research found that more than half of Gen-Z were unaware the Eiffel Tower was in France. Only 43% of this age group could correctly highlight Germany on a map. 3 Young people don’t know where the Eiffel Tower is in France, according to […]
This percentage fell to 37% with Greece, 35% for Switzerland – and 40% for Spain and France. The survey, of 2,000 UK adults, found that 49% agree their knowledge of geography is not very good. But that figure rose to seven in ten respondents aged 18 to 24 – who struggled to identify countries on […]