Work has begun to boost security at the Eiffel Tower as an anti-terrorism measure, city hall says, with bulletproof glass walls set to go up around the world’s most visited monument.
The changes come after a string of jihadist terror attacks in the French capital over the past two years in which more than 200 people have died.
French soldiers patrol at the Eiffel Tower which remained closed on the first of three days of national mourning in Paris, November 15, 2015. (AP/Peter Dejong)
A bulletproof glass wall will be installed around the monument’s gardens under the 30-million-euro ($36-million), nine-month works, the city’s tourism chief, Jean-Francois Martins, says.
Visited by 6 to 7 million people each year, the landmark already has a permanent police patrol.
— AFP
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