Eiffel Tower closed as staff go on strike – World

PARIS: The Eiffel Tower, one of the world’s top tourist attractions, was closed Wednesday after staff went on strike, the landmark’s operator said.

The one-day stoppage on the 100th anniversary of the death of engineer Gustave Eiffel, who built the tower, was to protest against “the current way it is managed”, the hard-left CGT union said in a statement.

The tower’s operator SETE was…