London was once on track to have its own bigger, better Eiffel Tower, a gigantic metal creation that would reach to 1,200 feet. But as the creation rose over the city’s suburbs, it all went wrong.

Jacopo Prisco, CNN Somewhere beneath the pitch of England’s national stadium in Wembley, London, lie the foundations of what could have been the city’s tallest building. Inspired by the Eiffel ...

The Eiffel Tower is the most well-known landmark in Paris, France, ... and will join London (1908, 1948 and 2012) as the only cities to host the Olympic Games three times. Close Ad.

Instead, it just goes on and on — thanks to a bit of rejuvenating surgery from time to time and constant care. The 135-year-old tower is a veteran of two previous Games — in 1900 and 1924, the ...

Jacopo Prisco, CNN Somewhere beneath the pitch of England’s national stadium in Wembley, London, lie the foundations of what could have been the city’s tallest building. Inspired by the Eiffel ...