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You have a choice of three levels - as it was the first night of our trip we wanted to go to the top - blow the expense! Adults were Euro12 each. It was February and about 8pm at night so we didn't have to queue for long to buy tickets or to take the lift - the only option available to us. We went straight to the top, changing on the second level to the vertical lift that rises through the central column. The lift was packed tight so if you suffer from claustrophobia stick to the outer edge of the lift and look out of the window. Also beware of pickpockets - there are lots of opportunities for them to practice their dipping skills.
Once at the top there are two floors; the lower is enclosed with glass and has a series of panoramic photos with a key to help you identify the various places of interest. Above it a panel listing most of the capital cities around the world and the distance from the Tower.
You can go up a short flight of steps to the highest level which is in the open air though you're kept safe because it has secure netting. It was pretty chilly out there but we had fantastic views. The challenge is to spot the Glass Pyramid inside the courtyard of the Louvre - we failed despite easily making out the enormous Palace amongst the sparkling lights.
On the hour up to at least 11pm the Tower comes alive with shimmering, flashing white lights that look fantastic from a distance - though not so good from the tower itself. For the rest of the evening it's illuminated in a golden glow of spotlights and crowned by a rotating beam of light similar to that of a lighthouse. After midnight the lights are switched off and the visitors will have gone.
Leaving the tower you will have plenty of opportunities to buy plastic and metallic replicas from the numerous hawkers who are around the site and the neighbouring streets.
If you go in February go well prepared with thick clothing; it gets pretty chilly up there. You might even be disappointed - I'm convinced on the following night the top level was closed. We couldn't see the top of the tower as it was shrouded in mist and there didn't appear to be any lifts going up from the second level. So if you want to go to the top - pick a clear night. Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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 The Eiffel Tower by IIGUANA
When it was built, it aroused fierce opposition. It was called "hollow candlestick" or "pitful lampost". Inagurated in 1889 for the World Fair, the Tour Eiffel became one of the best-known monuments on the planet.
Key figures:
324m high
1,665 steps
2.5 million rivets
50 tonnes of paint needed to decorate it
20,000 light bulb that sparkle at the beginning of each hour. Leave a Comment Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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 What a View! by NC_Ziggy
We arrived there in the evening as this affects the picture, but still it was and is a memorable sight! It is a panoramic view unlike any other that I have ever experienced. When you think of the history and events that have ocurred on the very streets and in the buildings that you view from here, it provides an indescribable feeling and one that you must experience yourself... then you will better understand my meaning! Are you not here YET? :-) Leave a Comment Directions: You can't miss it!!! You will remember it always!
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 The Eiffel Tower at night by stressballLeave a Comment Directions: A must see at night at the top of any hour!!!Other Contact: Tickets to Top: 10.20 euros
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 The famous tower by Colzy
Anyways, was quite happy I stayed in the line we were in because unbekownst to us it was the one that had the elevator all the way to the top. Gotta be happy about that after all the other completely necessary scaling of monumnets n Paris - my poor legs needed a rest!!
How to describe the Eiffel Tower... hmmm... although I thought the cost (full price 10.70 Euro) of scaling the tower was highway robbery considering the sheer amount of people waiting nearby to scale the thing too, it was completely wonderful. To give you some idea - in 2004 the Eiffel Tower had 6,230,050 visitors and similar figures for the previous years and if you do the figures my friends... wow!!
I was surprised at how high up we were... well I knew it was high, but its not until you are up there yourself looking down that you are confronted with the monstrous height of the structure. Completely amazing and the views are truly spectacular.
When we were there we couldn't help but notice all the security around the bottom of the tower. Friends of ours that were there not too long ago said that a guy pulled out a gun there and these security guards and others that you cant even see swarmed on him.... scary!! Leave a Comment
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 Le Tour Eiffel at sunset by Rixie
And, hey, different people have different reactions to this famous landmark. When my daughter visited Paris in 2000, she was struck by the color of the Eiffel Tower: it looks black in photographs but is actually brown. When I first saw it, I was blown away by how massive a structure it is -- the people underneath it were like ants.
When we saw it from the water at nightfall, the Tower was a symbol to me not only of Paris and France but also of love and romance. Leave a Comment Directions: Hard to miss
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 Sunset by Jeca011
Some numbers
The Eiffel tower was opened - 15. May 1889.
Duration of construction - 26 months
Steps to the top - 1710
Construction workers - 150
Engineeres - 50
Visitors after 100 years - 120.000.000 Leave a Comment
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 by Mariajoy
Anyway... we climbed to the top for some magnifique views. Leave a Comment Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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My affair
When you are outside - savour her from different angles
believe me the view of Eiffiel tower from different places is so cool and beautiful in their own way ..thats why I have tonnes of photos of this legendary tower , be it from Place de la Concorde , be it from Trocadero, be it from Pont Alexandria , be it from Notre Dame or be it from Pont De Bir Hakiem ...every shot is perfect , every shot is mesmerising ! try to savour her from every angle , not just go up the tower and leave ...
*When you are inside- explore every inch of her
There are two ways in getting up to the tower , if you are lazy or dont feel that fit that particular day , head straight to the line on your right ( if you are coming from Trocadero ) for the lift which will take you up to the tower in a few seconds but we warned that the queue is much longer and its of course much more expensive .
But if you are on a budget or you are so fit that climbing those few hundred steps means no sweat ( like me hahaha- please proceed to the queue or entrance on the left. The reward of climbing would be that you will be able to enjoy the scenery of paris at your own pace at different steps level, you will also see dummy contruction workers hanging on the steel and finally you can declare to the world that you have CLIMBED the Eifiel Tower.
Trust me its a great location for black & white and Sepia pics...so savour each corners and rivets of the tower and soak there for an afternoon just watching the ever-busy mortals below performing their worldly chores...seeing each passing moment of Paris...
see the next tips for more on the stuff on the tower... Leave a Comment Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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