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We were not about to spend three hours of our day queueing for the elevator to the top. Instead, we waited ten minutes, paid 3.50 EURO and walked the stairs to the 1st level. There is a post office that will give your postcards a special Tour Eiffel ink stamp, but buy your postcards elsewhere. They are VERY expensive here. You will be bombarded by vendors and massive crowds. We were happy to admire the view and get out of here! Leave a Comment Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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Whenever you think of Paris, visions of the Eiffel Tower flash in your mind. We all know the general design of the tower, but what impressed me the most was its size. Most pictures fail to give its size justice. I've attached a picture of the towers' base to give a better reflection of how large it actually is.
The first time we went to Paris we were concerned about the long lines we had read about,, but it was the off-season and low and behold, we just walked right up to the ticket window bought two tickets to the top, no problem. The Eiffel Tower itself was built in 1889 and at 1,046 ft was the tallest building in the world until the Empire State Building was completed in 1931. The Eiffel Tower was built for the World's Fair, held to celebrate the French Revolution's Centennial. Shock waves of dismay were said to reverberate around Paris when the Eiffel Tower was constructed, calling it "useless" and "monstrous". Slated to meet the wrecking ball in 1909, it was spared for use as a communications tower by the French army.
Tourists can go to three separate levels. An elevator goes to all three, but the first level (187 ft) and the second level (376 ft) can also be reached by steps. There is a post office on the first level so you can send mail home. The second floor has a really excellent restaurants, the Jules Verne), but it’s a bit pricey You don’t go to the top in one ride, you have to take the elevator to the second level, and then get off and stand in line again to take another elevator to the top. In the busy tourist season, the wait to take the elevator to the top level can be two hours but we just looked around a bit and took the next elevator up.
Also, don’t miss seeing it at night, especially just past dusk when it's set to twinkle for a few moments, it can be stunning. It is lit up until late at night with both lights on the structure and a rotating searchlight. Each hour at night, the tower sparkles with strobe lights for about 15 minutes. Awesome! Leave a Comment Directions: a bit tough not to see
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Need I mention it. Even if it's not a big deal to you, as it isn't to many Parisians, one must go visit the Eiffel Tower. Just seeing it is enough. The climb to the top is a different story. You can climb the stairs to at least the second level but you have to take an elevator to get to the third level. The third level is one of the best views of Paris. Right up there with the top of the hill at the Sacre Coeur and the top of the Montparnasse Tower. Yet getting to the top, as I recently discovered, is something you want to reserve time for, at least two hours. It's not something you can just stop by and do. Really, the lines are almost always horrendously long. At the first level you get the option to get out or stay on the elevator, but at the second you must get out of the elevator to catch the next elevator up to the third level. The whole time, you are packed in like sardines in this very narrow line and when you get up top there is an enclosed lounge and then another staircase takes you to the very top. By the windows in the lounge, as with the Montparnasse tower, are photos indicating what all the sights are to give meaning to what you are seeing.
If all you are looking for is to see the Eiffel tower, you can take it in from the ground level and there is plenty of beautiful park space at the bottom to wander to your heart's content. If you really want a great view but you don't feel like waiting in the line I just described then you might want to consider the Montparnasse tower instead, as being on top of it eliminates it from your sightline and you get to take in all of the other, more beautiful sights instead. Leave a Comment Directions: Champ de Mars - Tour Eiffel, or Bir-Haken and then it's just a short walk up the Boulevard de Grenelle, right onto Quai Branly. At this point you see it looming above everything and can easily gravitate towards it.
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Of couse everybody knows the Eiffel Tower and while it is great, if you are only in Paris for a couple of days I wouldn't recommend going up to the top. I went on a cold November day and even then it took hours of queuing for every lift/ staircase/ view there is! Yes it's an amazing view from the top and yes, it is Paris' most famous landmark but by going you will seriously cut down the tme you have seeing the rest of Paris which is a shame. There are so many other things to do and see in the city that unless you really are determined to do it i would say get a picture from the bottom and then go and see something else! Leave a Comment Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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After it was completed in 1889 many people thought this structure was "ugly". Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Today it is the MOST recognizeable symbol of Paris and probably one of the most recognizeable structures in the world.
You cannot go to Paris and not got to the top of the Eiffel Tower. For miles around it is the tallest structure so you cannot miss it.
Go to the top of the tower. The view is breathe taking. The best view of Paris. Leave a Comment
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Eiffel Tower is the symbol of Paris and likely the most recognizable landmark of the city. It was built by Gustave Eiffel for the World Exhibition of 1889 and it was never meant to be a permanent addition to the city's skyline. Initially the artists and writers of Paris expressed their strong disapproval in regards to the tower but later generations commended it. The figures are impressive (like the fact that it weights 7000 tons) but forget about them and try to enjoy the sight (you'll forget the numbers soon but you'll always remember the tower's profile on the Paris sky). Everyone wants to visit this landmark so expect the lines to be long (or arrive there early). Leave a Comment Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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It's that place you've seen on TV and in the movies. Come to Paris and see the Eiffel Tower in real life. Take tons of pictures. From all different angles. Like I did. To say that it's a Paris "must-see" is quite the understatement. It is, indeed, a very symbol of Paris.
A few facts about the Eiffel Tower:
* Built in 1889, it was the world's tallest building until New York's Empire State Building in 1931. No big apes have ever tried to climb the Eiffel Tower, though.
* It replaced the Washington Monument as the world's tallest building.
* The lower elevators are moved by pullies that, if you look under the Tower, are quite visible. The elevator ride to the first level is at an angle. Kinda cool, actually.
* It weighs 7300 tons. The souvenirs are much easier to take home than the originals.
* Radio towers were installed there by the U.S. Army during World War II. It has TV and radio towers there to this day.
* There's a skating rink on the first floor, open during the winter.
Not much more to say here except, when in Paris, go see the Eiffel Tower. :-) Leave a Comment
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It's a must see, ooh, a must see. How could you go to Paris and not see the magical French eptiome?
Your first sight of La Tour Eiffel will be a magical experience, so here's a tip to make it more memorable...
Go to the tower during the night, just before the top of every hour (eg.10pm, 11pm) and the Eiffel tower will sparkle for a full ten minutes for you. If that's not enough, hang out at the Trocadero cafes till 2am..something magical will happen...
The lights of the tower will be switched off and the sparkly lights will twinkle magically for 10minutes. It's quite a spectacle, if you're still awake.
(Since I can't make my picture sparkle, click the website below to see what I mean..) Leave a Comment
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In every direction the view is simply breath-taking! I could have stayed here for hours!
But as you travel and view with a bird's eye down upon a vast city filled with commerce and people just like you and me, do you ever wonder what is going on inside these buildings and homes? What monumental decisions are being made inside the halls of power? What vast sums of money are being made and lost? What lives are being forever changed with sensual touches of love and intimacy? What lives are being destroyed by darkened souls who abuse and control their companions or family? What incredible and despicable things are happening beneath your very eyes? Do you Ever Wonder? Leave a Comment
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Simply, there is no greater view of any city that I have ever visited that can compare to this view! It is breathtaking and truly amazing! As you look out upon this magnificent city, perhaps you may begin to realize how many have been here before you... the rich, the royal, the famous, the poor, the wretched, the conquerors, and the defeated. And, most of us who wish to visit here for the first time or again and again! Leave a Comment Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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