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 Eiffel Tower at night by easyoar
Gustave Eiffel (the architect) stated that the complicated pattern of iron girders in the tower was there to keep the tower stable in the wind, but to most people the pattern just adds beauty to the tower. Leave a Comment Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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 Eiffel Tower by AcornMan
During peak tourist season it can take up to two hours to reach the top of the Eiffel Tower, so travelers are well advised to go when the crowds are thinner. In a city with a relatively low skyline, the Eiffel Tower is by far the highest structure and gives visitors a spectacular view of the entire city and beyond. Leave a Comment Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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With the name reminding of the homonym Fort located near Cadiz, Trocadero offers the best view of Tour Eiffel, Seine and the Left Bank.
Made of white stone in 1939, Palais de Chaillot, located on the terrace, has two wings linked by a portico. Directions: M: Trocadero (lines 6 and 9)
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When in Paris, Eiffel Tower was our first priority. It was neatly planned. We stayed in the country for 3 nights in April 2006. We went to see Eiffel Tower twice. On our first visit, we have spent almost the whole day to be able to climb to the tower. Soon as we arrived at the scene, we lined up to buy tickets for over an hour. The ticket costs 11 Euro each to be able to go the the top floor. Needless to say, we have enjoyed everything we saw for the first time, most especially the amazing view of Paris. We stayed on top till night to take more pictures of Paris at Night. It was awesome. The next visit was nighttime right after we have toured the city of Paris on a hop-on hop-off tourist bus. Our main purpose for the second visit is to stroll around the Tower and take as many pictures as we can. We were able to witness when the tower's lights turned on. It sparkles every one hour. It was spectacular.
I would recommend that if you have one day free to see Paris, start by taking the first trip of hop-on hop-off and go around Paris. Then in late afternoon, get off at Eiffel Tower until it closes. That will be a dream come true!
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 Eiffel Tower by myriam_c
Standing at the base of one of the four pillars it is amazing to see how huge the tower is, and how graceful the ironwork of Gustave Eiffel.
You can either walk to the first and second platform or take the elevator. The highest level (300 m) can only be reached by elevator. The views on Paris are spectacular, especially at dusk or at night. At night the tower is beautifully lit and it's open until 11pm in the winter, until midnight in the summer. Leave a Comment Directions: M Champ de Mars
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 Eiffel Tower by lnalba
Plus, it is cheaper and the queues are much shorter!
There are three levels altogether. The first two have cafes, shops, a museum and even a post office, which will give your postcards a special stamp if you post them there! Also, it is good to have a place to go if it rains.
Bear in mind that you only pay to get to the second level. In order to get to the third, you must buy another ticket!!!
For those who don't like heights (if you would even consider going up the tower anyway) The trip to the third floor is in a glass lift/elevator.
At the top, you can get outside, but there is plenty of caging to make sure you don't fall out! It can get quite crowded up there, but it is well worth it.
It also gets a lot of graffiti and if you look closely, there are quite a few marriage proposals written on the walls and wooden rail round the perimeter. There are also (pay) telescopes, but you don't really need them.
Final tip: go during the day for the views, but at night, they light it up.
Open: 9/9.30am-midnight (Summer)
9.30-18.30 (Winter). This can vary, and there may be a slight difference depending on whether you take the stairs or lift/elevator. Leave a Comment
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 by Moustique
On the second level there are many things to do, but most importantly buy postcards and stamps so you can send a postcard from the top. Yes they have a mailbox at the very top of the eiffel tower. It will have a special stamp on it that says it came from the top. Much more meaningful than a traditional postcard.
The restaurant in the eiffel tower is good. My father and I ate there, but you have to reserve good seats months in advance and it is pretty pricey.
You must go to the top of the eiffel tower twice, once during the day and once at night Leave a Comment Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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 At the Eiffel Tower by kentishgirl
You have a few options when visiting, you can either go by lift all the way to the top! Or you can take the lift to the second floor, you also have the option of taking the stairs to the second floor too!
Expect long waiting times especially if taking the lift to the top. Leave a Comment Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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 THE tower... by peitsing
Amazing to think that the great tower which epitomes romance around the world was only meant to be an exhibition piece when built back in 1889 Leave a Comment Directions: no worries... it's practically impossible to miss out this magnificent structure....
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The tower, designed by Gustav Eiffel, is 320M high and was built for the world exhibition in 1889. More than fourty years the tower was even the highest building in the world.
I never climbed the Eiffel Tower, but it is allready very impressive to walk around in the area of the tower and have a look at it from different sides. I especially liked the view from the Trocadero at the bank of the Seine. But also from the park at the southeastern side of the tower, the green Champ de Mars - originally a parade ground near the Ecole Militaire - the view is great.
The last time I was in Paris I saw the Eiffel Tower for the first time with many sparkling lights in the evening at 10pm. A lot of people came to watch this from the side of the Trocadero. Leave a Comment Phone: 01 44112323Directions: You can't miss it ! Metro: Champs de Mars, Tou Eiffel or Bir Hakeim.Website: www.tour-eiffel.fr
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