French 'Spiderman' Climbs World's Tallest Building
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TAIPEI, Taiwan  - Daredevil climber Alain Robert,  known as the French Spiderman, defied stiff winds and rain to  climb the world's tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, in the Taiwan  capital Saturday.
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MOSCOW - The French skyscraper climber who calls himself "Spiderman" scaled Europe's tallest skyscraper in the Russian capital yesterday before being detained by police. Alain Robert climbed to the top of the 799-foot Federation office building, Europe's tallest building, in less than a half-hour using a ladder.
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Rising to 1,667 feet above the capital&#39;s bustling streets, Taipei 101, Taiwan&#39;s gleaming new skyscraper, reigns as the tallest building in the world, eclipsing the previous record-holder
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A FRENCH urban climber who calls himself SpiderMan yesterday climbed to the top of the world&#39;s tallest building, Taipei 101. Alain Robert, 42, took almost four hours to reach the top of the 508m building -- nearly
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Two lifts at the world's tallest building in Taipei have been declared the fastest on the planet.
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The man Indy Racing League fans lovingly call "Spiderman" once again is at the top of the IndyCar Series standings.
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PARIS - Dressed in a Spider-Man suit and using no ropes or other equipment, a French urban climber scaled the 47-story headquarters of oil giant Total on Tuesday, his second Parisian climb in less than a month.
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As air force jets screamed overhead, French President Jacques Chirac inaugurated the world's tallest bridge, a stunning masterpiece of engineering that will carry drivers 270 metres (885 feet) above ground.
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A Chinese developer has brought the delights of Paris to a housing estate on the outskirts of Shanghai, including the world&#39;s second-largest replica of the Eiffel Tower.
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Two years ago, Raimundo Querido worked in  a bank in a poor Paris suburb. Now he earns a living jumping  off roofs, climbing up towering walls and somersaulting into  flowerbeds.
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A bridge officially designated the tallest in the world was inaugurated by President Jacques Chirac in southern France -- a spectacular feat of engineering that will carry motorists at 270 metres (885 feet) above the valley of the river Tarn.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan - A French urban climber who calls himself Spiderman climbed to the top of the world's tallest building on Saturday - Taipei 101.  Alain Robert, 42, took almost four hours to reach the top of the 1,679-foot building.
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A "Spiderman" suit allowing wearers to scale vertical walls could one day be a reality, according to a study.
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Holiday on ice takes on new meaning when you're high above the rooftops of Paris doing figure eights inside the Eiffel Tower. During the 115 years of the Eiffel Tower's existence, it has added refreshment stands, trinket shops and fancy restaurants &#151; but nothing quite matches the skating rink in the sky that opened to the public Friday.
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MILLAU, France: A bridge officially designated the tallest in the world was inaugurated by President Jacques Chirac yesterday - a stunning feat of engineering that will carry motorists at 270 metres above the ...
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Jacques Chirac, the French president, will inaugurate today the world&#39;s tallest bridge, spanning 2.5km over a valley in central France, and remove one of the country&#39;s worst bottlenecks.
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Burj Dubai, a tower under construction in the United Arab Emirates' trade hub, became the tallest building in the world on Saturday, measuring 512.1 meters (1,680 ft), its developer said.