Eiffel Tower, Paris

I wish I could have gone up during the night, but we saved that for the daytime. Still, its still pretty amazing to just be near the Eiffel Tower at night. And I'm not sure if this happens all the time, but when I was in the general area between 8.45 pm and 10.15 pm, at around 9.00pm and 10.00pm, a whole bunch of lights started flashing on and off, as if the Eiffel was a giant christmas tree. It was reallly beautiful.

In the summer its a cool place to relax. I loved sitting right under the Eiffel and feeling the warm summer breeze. Great place to people watch as well.

Dress Code: Dress code... wear clothes... that way the police won't haul ur ass to jail.

Seeing Eiffel Tower at night was nice ! This is Paris landmark that you don't really want to miss !
Infos :
Height: 300.51 meters
1st level - 57 meters
2nd level - 115 meters
3rd level - 276 meters
Height including television antenna: 320.755 meters (1052 feet).
This photo was my first sight of the tower with Alain walking next to me...on the first night in Paris !

Here I was at the base of the tower ! Well, almost.
There were too many people, at that time when me & Alain were there around 11 pm.
The tourists, the local people, the students, the couples all mingle together underneath the Tour Eiffel. Is that suppose to be romantic underneath The Eiffel Tour ? Well, you have to be there to decide.
I decided not to go up the tower because we just didn't have enough time to explore the area better.

Closer on the tower.
Infos :
The weight is 7,000 tons although 1,000 tons were removed during 1990's renovation.
The base is 412 feet square, roughly about 2.5 acres.
It's a great feeling for me of course to see Le Tour Eiffel with my own eyes although prior to reaching Paris, I thought it was just another tourist trap ! It is not...

Closer on the tower.
Infos :
Built in the years 1887-1889 for 1889 Universal Exhibition and Centennial of the French Revolution.
The engineers were Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier.
The architect was Stephen Sauvestre.
The tower originally was for the occasion of the 1889 Universal Exhibition.
Construction Period was from 23 January 1887 to March 1889 (2 years, 2 months & 5 days).
It was inaugurated on March 31, 1889.

Closer on the tower.
It is brightly lit with all the glittering lights !
Alain was telling me that the lights were changed every year to make a different photo every time tourists coming to see the tower.
Year lighting added contributing to Paris' reputation as 'City of Lights' in 1986.
There are 352 projectors of 1000 watts to flow electricity to the whole tower !

Hi youve got to get to the top of eifel tower at night its an experience with great views , its amazing they built this when they did back in the early 1900s and it moves with the wind aswell t o give you that extra feeling of altitude..

Nightlife... except the ovbious attractions... like dining out (some nice areas are la bastille and saint germain), or clubbing... you can also ride the elevator to the top of the eiffel tower and enjoy paris by night. it's really charming/romantic. In the photo you can see the tracadero monument.

The eiffel tower at night is amazing. It's simply stunning all lit up and when u climb to the top paris lit up at night is just magical!

I can quite imagine that the area of the Tower is full of lively characters during the months of summer.