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Eiffel Tower stories: 7 news summaries

 Wax Obama Tours Eiffel Tower 


Jun 29, 09 2:33 PM CDT
(AP) - Complete with new gray hairs and two bodyguards, a wax version of President Barack Obama took a trip to the Eiffel Tower today. The hot summer sun threatened to melt the fake president's face, prompting helpers to shade him with an umbrella. The statue then traveled to Paris' Musée... More »

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Barack Obama • Angela Merkel • tourism • France • Vladimir Putin • Paris • Eiffel Tower • President Obama • wax museum

(Newser) - All of Paris is breathlessly awaiting the arrival of Michelle Obama, hoping to catch a glimpse of an American first lady as beloved by the French as Jackie Kennedy, reports AP.  Like Jackie,  "Mrs. Obama is exactly the kind of American woman the French adore: a woman... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • France • Paris • Eiffel Tower • D-Day • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis • Normandy

 Tower Trims 
 Light Show 
 by Half 

Green concerns move Paris to confine hourly twinkling to 5 minutes, down from 10

Oct 17, 08 2:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - The City of Lights will sparkle just a little less soon, Reuters reports. The Eiffel Tower’s hourly display of flashing lights will be cut in half, from 10 minutes per hour to five, management announced today, setting an energy-saving example for Parisians. The gesture is mostly symbolic, however; the... More »

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climate change • Paris • Eiffel Tower • energy conservation

 Paris Lifts 
 30-Year Ban 
 on High Rises 

City drops 30-year ban on new high-rise construction

Sep 27, 08 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ambitious new towers will soon be thrusting into the Paris sky now that the city has decided to drop a ban on tall buildings, the Times of London reports. The Eiffel Tower is likely to remain the city's tallest, but by 2012 it will share the skyline with a 590-foot... More »

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architecture • France • Paris • Eiffel Tower • Herzog and de Meuron

Smoke-Free Paris Clears the Air

Smoking ban ends French tradition

Jan 3, 08 10:35 AM CST
(Newser) - The hazy, brooding atmosphere of Parisian cafes and bars has changed overnight with a French ban on smoking in public places. Clouds of smoke from scores of Gauloises and Gitanes cigarettes, which once hung over France's most celebrated salons and dining rooms, have wafted away. Similar bans are already in... More »

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European Union • France • Paris • Eiffel Tower • smoking ban • cafes • Roselyne Bachelot Narquin • Jean Paul Sartre

China Lifts Ban on French Spidey

Daredevil returns, only months after being banned from the country

Nov 13, 07 7:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Only a few months after China booted out French daredevil Alain Robert for illegally climbing Shangai's tallest building, the communist superpower has invited him back. Robert, known as the French Spider-Man for scaling tall structures without safety gear, was expelled for five years and spent some quality time in jail,... More »

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China • Eiffel Tower • Taipei 101 • Empire State Building • Alain Robert • Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

Paris Gears Up For Pedal Power

City hopes shared bikes will make a dent in ze car traffic

Jul 16, 07 5:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paris began offering free bikes at stations throughout the city yesterday in a new initiative to ease car traffic. Cyclists can use any of  20,000 heavy-duty bikes parked at 750 locations around the capital by swiping a transportation card that costs $1.36 for the day and up tp... More »

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environment • France • Paris • Tour de France • Velib • bikes • Eiffel Tower • cars

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