The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, was closed on Monday after staff went on strike to protest the exclusion of female workers during a visit by a Hindu religious group.
Visitors to the tower on Monday saw a message that says its opening is "delayed for operational reasons."
The staff released a statement in which they condemned "professional instructions that led to female employees being sidelined, replaced and made invisible because of their sex" during the religious group's visit.
Around 100 men from the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) spiritual movement were visiting the landmark.
The company that operates the Tower, SETE, said that the group had requested a visit as part of which the "interactions with women" would be limited.
