This piece of the medal contains fragments of iron that were removed from the Eiffel Tower and preserved during renovations in the 20th century. The outer part of the medal is meant to catch the light ...

Paris jewelry house Chaumet designed the medals. Six small clasps that hold the iron pieces in the medals are a wink at the 2.5 million rivets that bind the Eiffel Tower together. Around the iron ...

The Parisian jewelry business Chaumet spearheaded the design of the medals. He made sure that every item captured the magnificence of the Eiffel Tower. A moving reminder of the tower’s ongoing ...

Chaumet, which counted tower designer Gustav Eiffel and his family as clients ... we couldn`t afford to trip up," the head of Chaumet`s jewelry atelier, Benoit Verhulle, said.

Parisian jewelry house Chaumet designed the medals, which were part of the Games’ lasting legacy. A hexagonal, polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic Eiffel Tower was embedded in each gold ...