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One of the greatest joys of Europe’s older cities is the history and beauty of buildings, standing for hundreds of years as a testament to construction. In my role, I pick up on the varying styles of buildings, and the touches of detail which point to a time in history. But what I also notice is how they were built for the climates they were intended for, and how resilient they might be to the reality of a changing climate. I am asked more frequently than ever, as climate change rhetoric becomes mainstream, what role our historic buildings have in our fight to tackle it. There is a lot that go...
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The Eiffel Tower is closed for a fourth day running on Thursday (22 February) as workers strike in France’s capital city. The iconic landmark, which is expected to be at the heart of celebrations for the Paris Olympics, is off-limits to visitors. One of the strikers' representatives, Denis Vavassori of the CGT union, has previously warned that their protest action "could go on for several days, even weeks.” Here’s what to know if you are visiting the Eiffel Tower this week. Eiffel Tower closure: What to do if you’ve booked to visitThe Eiffel Tower is typically open 365 days a year. However, st...
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The Paris Olympics medals have been unveiled. And they’re monumental. In all senses of the term. Indeed, a hexagonal, polished chunk of iron taken from none other than the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes’ necks at the Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. So, on top of making history at the upcoming Olympic Games, Paris medalists will take a bit of France and its iconic landmark home with them, too. “Are these really authentic chunks from the Eiffel Tower?”, we hear you ask. Absolutely. You see, the 330-meter tall tower ...
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By Swasti Chatterjee An AI-generated image of rioters walking through charred remains in a street with the Eiffel Tower seen in the background is circulating on social media with false claims that it shows apocalyptic scenes in Paris amidst the ongoing unrest. BOOM was able to confirm that the image has been created using generative-AI software and is not a recent visual from the area near Eiffel Tower in Paris. France has witnessed sporadic unrest after Nahel M, a 17 year old boy of Algerian descent, was shot dead by a police personnel at a traffic stop on June 27. Nahel was driving a rental ...
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