Visitors to the Eiffel Tower without tickets were told to postpone their visits as the summit was closed until Thursday for “everyone’s comfort and safety”.

As a result of the searing heat in the region, the Eiffel Tower announced on the evening of Monday, June 30 it would be closing due to high temperatures for the first time in its history.

PARIS (AP) — Europe sizzled in its first major heat wave of the summer on Tuesday, as Barcelona recorded its hottest June in over a century and the summit of Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower was ...

PARIS (AP) — Barcelona recorded its hottest June in over a century, the summit of Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors and hundreds of French schools shut on Tuesday as Europe ...

Europe sizzled in its first major heat wave of the summer on Tuesday, as Barcelona recorded its hottest June in over a century and the summit of Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors.

PARIS -- Europe sizzled in its first major heat wave of the summer on Tuesday, as Barcelona recorded its hottest June in over a century and the summit of Paris' iconic Eiffel Tower was closed to ...

Barcelona records hottest June and Eiffel Tower’s summit closes as Europe sizzles Visitors to the Eiffel Tower without tickets were told to postpone their visits.

Barcelona records hottest June and Eiffel Tower’s summit closes as Europe sizzles Visitors to the Eiffel Tower without tickets were told to postpone their visits.