A security alert led to the evacuation of three floors of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, a symbol that attracted 6.2 million visitors last year. Bomb disposal experts and police conducted searches, including at a restaurant on one of the floors. The evacuation was a precautionary measure, with visitors cleared from the tower and the surrounding square. The Eiffel Tower, completed on March 31, 1889, after beginning construction in 1887, has remained an iconic landmark and a major tourist attraction.