The iconic structure is currently getting a lick of paint ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games, the 20th time it's been repainted.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris is reportedly riddled with rust and in need of full repairs.
The 324m tower is among the most-visited tourist sites in the world and welcomes around six million visitors each year.But confidential reports by experts cited by Marianne suggest it is in a poor state and riddled with rust."It is simple, if Gustave Eiffel visited the place he would have a heart attack," one unnamed manager at the tower told the magazine.
It was meant to be demolished after 20 years, but equipped with a radio antenna and wireless telegraph transmitter, the French government decided it was too useful to be torn down.
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