Strike over finances closes Paris’s Eiffel Tower

Visits to the Eiffel Tower were disrupted on Monday because of a strike over poor financial management of the monument (Michel Euler/AP)

Visits to the Eiffel Tower were disrupted on Monday because of a strike over poor financial management of the monument, which is one of the world’s most-visited sites.

The hugely popular 300-metre (984-foot) landmark in central Paris has seen soaring visitor numbers in the lead-up to the Summer Olympics in the French capital.