Eiffel Tower grows another 20ft thanks to new antenna

A new telecom transmission TDF (TeleDiffusion de France) antenna hanging from a helicopter as the crew flies to install it on the top of the Eiffel Tower (AP)

The Eiffel Tower has grown by nearly 20ft (six metres) after engineers hoisted a new communications antenna at the very top of the monument in the French capital.

Tourists watched from the Trocadero esplanade as the new digital radio antenna was taken up by helicopter.