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It's better from the bottom looking up. - Paris
It's better from the bottom looking up.
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Eiffel Tower: tour eiffel
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  • doug48
  • Updated By doug48 on July 22, 2006
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  • tour eiffel - Paris
    tour eiffel
    by doug48
    pictured is the tour eiffel from the the place du trocadero. the tower was built by gustave eiffel in 1889. originally it was to be a temporary structure as part of the universal exhibition of 1889. it was the world's tallest structure until the completion of the empire state building in 1931. there are elevators to the top but the lines are usually quite long.

  • Directions: central paris
  • Website: www.tour-eiffel.com
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    Eiffel Tower: Experience it close up - at night
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  • MikeBird
  • Updated By MikeBird on October 4, 2009
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  • Tourists with a big torch light? - Paris
    Tourists with a big torch
    light?
    by MikeBird,
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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.

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    Eiffel Tower: Eiffel Tower
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  • IIGUANA
  • Updated By IIGUANA on February 15, 2005
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  • The Eiffel Tower - Paris
    The Eiffel Tower
    by IIGUANA
    It's there, ruling and watching over Paris. Nothing new can be said about her, just that she's simply amazing. And beautiful. And one thing you must see before you die. Once, twice and all the times you want.
    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.

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  • Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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    Eiffel Tower: View from the Eiffel Tower at Sunset
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  • NC_Ziggy
  • Updated By NC_Ziggy on February 24, 2005
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  • What a View! - Paris
    What a View!
    by NC_Ziggy
    Well, everyone has their pictures taken from the Eiffel Tower, right? Most are probably better than mine but since I don't have too many pictures to share, I guess these will have to suffice...

    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? :-)

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  • Directions: You can't miss it!!! You will remember it always!
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    Eiffel Tower: The Eiffel Tower
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  • stressball
  • Updated By stressball on February 13, 2005
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  • The Eiffel Tower at night - Paris
    The Eiffel Tower at night
    by stressball
    Of course, your trip to Paris isn't complete without making a trip to the top of the Eiffel Tower. Also, make sure to take a glimpse of the tower at night. During the first 10 minutes of every hour, the tower twinkles with thousands of flashing bright lights.

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  • Directions: A must see at night at the top of any hour!!!
  • Other Contact: Tickets to Top: 10.20 euros
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    Eiffel Tower: U would be mad if u didn't.....
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  • Colzy
  • Updated By Colzy on January 19, 2005
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  • The famous tower - Paris
    The famous tower
    by Colzy
    We arrived early in attempt to beat the queues and actually did rather well and only had to wait half an hour. There were others behind us that were even luckier because they opened another new queue behind us and people already waiting quite literally FLOCKED to the new line. Was very amusing.

    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!!

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  • Directions: Just look up!!
  • Website: http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/
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    Eiffel Tower: Tip #5,698 on the Eiffel Tower
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  • Rixie
  • Updated By Rixie on July 5, 2005
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  • Le Tour Eiffel at sunset - Paris
    Le Tour Eiffel at sunset
    by Rixie
    I acknowledge the fact that this is probably VT Tip #5,698 on the Eiffel Tower, but it was such a thrill for me to be there that I can't NOT make a tip about it!

    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.

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  • Directions: Hard to miss
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    Eiffel Tower: Can't miss it.
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  • Jeca011
  • Updated By Jeca011 on October 14, 2004
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  • Sunset - Paris
    Sunset
    by Jeca011
    The Eiffel Tower was built for the World Fair of 1889. Named after its designer, Gustave Eiffel, it stands 320m high . You can visit any of the three public levels, which can be accessed by lift or stairs. One hour before sunset, the panorama is at its best.*


    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

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  • Phone: Tel : +33 1 44 11 23 45
  • Website: http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/
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    Eiffel Tower: The Eiffel Tower
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  • Mariajoy
  • By Mariajoy on February 20, 2005
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  • Eiffel Tower - Paris
    by Mariajoy
    I remember asking a busy commuter by the Metro in my best schoolgirl French - "Ou est la tour Eiffel??" and she pointed up.... it was so obvious we just didn't see it.

    Anyway... we climbed to the top for some magnifique views.

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    Eiffel Tower: The Paris we know
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  • kenyneo
  • Updated By kenyneo on September 6, 2006
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  • From Jardins du Trocadero - Paris
    From Jardins du Trocadero
    by kenyneo, 1 more photos
    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...

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