The Shard will soon light up London every night, ushering in a new era of timekeeping with an hourly display of sparkling ...

It was originally created for Gustave Eiffel as private quarters for entertaining, but now the public can view it when they visit. 12. It takes 20,000 lightbulbs to make the tower sparkle every night.

That's because for the first five minutes of every hour from dusk until 11 p.m., thousands of flickering light bulbs make the Eiffel Tower sparkle, leaving tourists in complete awe. If you're ...

This piece of the medal contains fragments of iron that were removed from the Eiffel Tower and preserved during renovations in the 20th century. The outer part of the medal is meant to catch the light ...