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 View from La Tour Eiffel by bpacker
Yup, there are 3 levels. The first two levels are die-hard step aerobic fans who are willing to pay 3.50euros and 6.50euros to burst their lungs climbing the iron staircase. The third level are for people who are only slightly smarter as they will to cough up 11 euros like any good tourist to oogle at the view from the top.
Cost aside, the view of Paris, from its topmost platforms is FANTASTIC and it's worth being a temporary sardine inside the elevator. Go there one one hour before sunset and get an astounding view..
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Winter: 9.30 a.m.-11 p.m.
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Hint : it has been classified 'the most widely known european monument'
Like more than 6,000,000 visitors per year, you can't avoid going to see the Tour Eiffel if you want to tell your friends/family that you have been in Paris.
To get better aquainted with this his impressive lady's, lets see her official ID :
"Date of birth: March 31, 1889
Contractor: Gustave Eiffel & Cie
Engineers: Maurice Koechlin & Emile Nouguier
Architect: Stephen Sauvestre
Height: 324m (including flagpole)
Total weight: 10,100 tons
Coordinates :
Latitude : 48º 51' 32" North
Longitude : 002º 17' 45" East
Number of steps: 1665
Owner: City of Paris"
The Tour Eiffel can be visited every day of the year, you may access the first, the 2nd or the top floor and see Paris under your feet (for the 1st and 2nd floor you have the choice between stairs and lifts, for the 3rd, visitors' access is only by lift).
There are 2 restaurants in it : the luxuous Jules Verne and the more (expensive)cafeteria style Altitude 95.
The view from the top is impressive, but, if you are afraid by the (common)lenghty queues you can just stroll around and appreciate the sight (like, for instance, by night, from the parvis du Palais de Chaillot)
The tour Eiffel has also a vey usefull characteristic : wherever you are in Paris, you can see it - better than a compass ! Leave a Comment Phone: 33 (0) 1 44 11 23 23Directions: Between the Champ de Mars and the Trocadero Can be seen from about everywhere in ParisWebsite: http://www.tour-eiffel.fr
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There is probably nothing new to be said about this stupendous monument. One thing that has impressed me in surfing through the VT pages is from how many angles it has been photographed and how many different photos have been taken from the tower itself. My wife and I always take each other's picture with it in the background on every trip to Paris. Our last trip we traded 'photo ops' with a young couple so got us together. It is captivating to almost everyone. (I did read that one French writer hated it so much that he had lunch in the tower every day so he wouldn't have to look at it!). The first photo is from the elevator going up. I paid for a ticket to the top but acrophobia forced me off at the second level. Still a great view of Paris! Leave a Comment Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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The Eiffel Tower (French: Tour Eiffel, /tuʀ ɛfɛl/) is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris. The tower has become a global icon of France and is one of the most recognizable structures in the world Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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From all the photos I'd seen of the Tower before my first trip to Paris it was difficult to tell how huge, immense, impressive, yet delicate & beautiful it is! I remember my 1st glimpse when coming out of Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel stop, turned a corner & Voila! there in all her glory. Wow! I was stunned. See Marpessa's great photo for juxtaposition against the buildings - lends resonance & reference to its size.
Go to the top for the sunset.
Sandwiches, bagels, youart, and the like may be purchased from the Mezzanine level (souvenir shop and post office here where one may send postcards with ET cancellation stamp).
There are 2 restos:
Altitude 95 (named because it's 95m above sea level) located on 1st floor. Reservations via e-mail: altitude-95.rv@elior.com
Jules Verne - located on the 2nd-level with great views of the city. See Callavetta's tip! Contact directly via phone for reservations at least 2 months ahead. 33 (0)1 45 55 61 44
One of Paris' top restaurants (Michelin 1 star) - popular & expensive: 35€ for lunch & 120€ dinner menu excluding wine. A la carte pricing 120-140€.
Bonus: if you're under the age of 25 the Eiffel Tower now offers a reduced entrance rate to the stairs (access to the 1st & 2nd levels) of just 3€! The stairs are open from 9:30am-6pm.
Warning: ET is hugely popular so lines tend to be long during the day. Get there early (about 45 minutes before it opens) to be one of the 1st to the top, which is what I did my last trip April 2003. Pilier Nord (north pillar) is the first to go up plus line goes faster.
Does not accept Carte Musées et Monuments.
Photos: April 2003 & Feb 2006 Leave a Comment Phone: 01 44 11 23 23 - GeneralDirections: In the 7th arrondissement at one end of the Parc du Champ de Mars. Métro: Bir-Hakeim (close), Trocadéro, Ecole-Militaire RER: Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel - ligne C (closest stop)Website: http://www.tour-eiffel.fr Other Contact: 01 44 42 01 70 - Souvenir shop
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 Tour Eiffel by travelnurse21
Whatever your opinion is, if you are a first time visitor to Paris, the Eiffel Tower experience is a must. It will give you that feeling of validation and say to yourself, "yes, i have arrived in Paris".
The line ups, especially for the elevator is quite long. Get there early if you want to avoid crowds and long lines. The line up to take the stairs is much shorter, and walking up to the first level is not to strenious. I suggest walking up to the first level and taking the elevator to the 2nd and 3rd level from there.
There are souveneir shops in each level of the tower, and there are also cafes where you can get a light snack. Bring as little as possible, but don't forget your camera. The views from the top are breathtaking. Leave a Comment Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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The Eiffel Tower was built for the Paris World Fair of 1889 and, by the early 1900s was considered ugly and unwanted. About 100 years ago it was in danger of being scrapped. It was saved only the invention of radio, and its perceived value as a radio mast. Now it has become the symbol of Paris: how times change! I won’t go on further here, as there already are many excellent tips on VT giving further details of the tower. It is visible from almost anywhere in Paris, so you will have no problem finding it. The Palais de Chaillot is probably the best location for photos, though you could try something a little different (photo 2). Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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 by Olgeorg
The Tour was originally built for the 1889 Exposition. This steel construction defied all traditional rules in architecture. It is now the television transmitter for the greater Paris region. The Tour selected by a competition which was won by Gustave Eiffel, an engineer who had experience of constructing high level railway viaducts. In the public eye, the tower had many mixed opinions, celebrated and loathed in equal measure. Throughout its construction, the residents became convinced that it would collapse, and Eiffel had to reassure them personally. The author Guy de Maupassant left Paris permanently to avoid looking at its 'metallic carcass' but others who espoused more self-consciously modern views championed the tower: Seurat and Douanier Rousseau were among the first to paint it, in 1889 and 1890 respectively. On a clear day, it is possible to see Chartres Cathedral from the high level viewing platform.There are three floors. The first is at 57 m., the second at 115m., and the third at 276 m. The top of the aerial is 320 m. above the ground. And on a nice day, you an see from the top of the platform, the whole of Paris and even the distant suburbs.
The 12,000 steel girders are held together by 2,500,000 rivets to produce a smooth, curving profile. Its functional elegance heralded the dawn of Industrial Art, and has met with much sarcastic comment from more conservative observers ever since it was finished in 1889.
Stairs - all visitors: 3,50€
Adults
Lift to 1st platform 4€
Lift to 2nd platform 7,30€
Lift to 3rd platform 10,40€
Children
Lift to 1st platform 2,20€
Lift to 2nd platform 4€
Lift to 3rd platform 5,70€ Leave a Comment Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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One of the first things we did upon arriving in Paris was to go for a walk. Deciding where to walk to was an easy decision for us, as there was really only one thing that truly symbolized Paris to us - Le Tour Eiffel.
Coming from a small town in the US and working hard to be able to travel abroad was a big deal, standing in front of the Eiffel Tower was an emotional statement for all of the hard work. I could only imagine how many other people around the world had looked upon a particular monument or place and felt the same way - no matter where or what that was for them, this was it for me.
Soaring into the sky, the tower was even bigger then I thought it would be. Pictures do not do it justice. It is a must see when visiting Paris. And if the opportunity presents itself, see it from the Seine. We took a boat ride in the evening and the tower was beautiful all lit up. Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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The Eiffel Tower, the landmarks of Paris, was the concept of Gustave Eiffel that was involved also at the construction of the statue of liberty of New York. .
The building is unique and it surprises through its gigantic and extraordinary dimension.
The construction is a witness of a human will that wants to manifest his genius's size and was erected from occasion of the world's fair in the year 1889.
At that time, were the years of the industrial revolution, years of the advance and new technical achievements.
Many people insulted this universally known tower as an ugly monster and demanded its summary.
And however, more than 200 million people have it climbed, since its inauguration 1889. The most frequently is visited, the most upper platform, today from approximately six million tourists per year.
Quite no matter, as you it finds, you must see from the proximity, this marvel from 7000 tons of metal.
It is a grand line of metal at the Parisian heaven that seems to triumph over all the older buildings of the city.
If the old palaces and churches stand symbolically for the past, so the Eiffel tower is a symbol of the future conquests of the human being.
It is, altogether, 320 meters high and consists of more than fifteen thousand metal parts.
The weight of seven thousand tons rests on four pillars with a cement pedestal.
It is into three floors subdivided: the first is 57 meters high, the second 115, and the third 274 meters.
In each of these floors are restaurants and bars that invite the tourist to a break and offer him a unique gaze. Leave a Comment Phone: Tel: 01 44 11 23 23Directions: You can't miss it!!! Metro. Station: Bir-Hakeim RER Champ-de-MarsWebsite: www.tour-eiffel.fr
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