A temporary Olympic rings structure was installed in Paris on the Pont d'Iéna on Saturday in the presence of Paris Mayor Anne ...

You can’t disfigure the Eiffel Tower by giving it a sense that isn’t its own,” said Olivier Berthelot-Eiffel, Eiffel’s ...

"The rings were never part of its original design," Gustave Eiffel's great-great granddaughter told NBC News, as the family ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday awarded the prestigious Olympic Cup to the people of France, at a ...

The curtain will come down on the Paris’ feel-good summer with a grand parade of French athletes on the Champs Elysées as the ...

As much as the French capital reveled in the celebratory air of the Olympics this summer, many are less than thrilled to discover Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s plan to keep the iconic Olympic rings ...

PARIS — Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said she wants to keep the Olympic rings affixed to the Eiffel Tower so that the “festive spirit” of a successful Games lives on long after their conclusion. Her ...

As It Happens5:59Gustave Eiffel's descendants speak out against plan to keep Olympic rings on Eiffel Tower Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo's plans to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower ...

PARIS — Parisian drivers are being forced to hit the brakes as Mayor Anne Hidalgo presses ahead with plans to reduce the speed limit on arguably the city's most important highway. Hidalgo on Monday ...

To preserve the spirit of the Games, Paris' mayor has proposed making the five Olympic rings installed on the Eiffel Tower a permanent fixture. Now the Eiffel family has gotten involved.

For Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, there’s no question that the Olympic rings will become a permanent fixture on the city's most emblematic landmark. "As mayor of Paris, the decision is up to me and ...