The Eiffel Tower is illuminated by more than 350 projectors, during the evening it shines with over 22,000 lights and 900 lights in celebration. The “Tour Eiffel” is the symbol of Paris, named by the name of its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel. Anyone who has ever been to Paris has surely seen it and there is no book about history, geography or tourism that doesn’t have a picture of the “dame de fer” (the iron lady), as the French call her.

Inaugurated on March 31st for the 1889 Universal Exposition, which celebrated the centenary of the French Revolution, the tower is a milestone in contemporary architecture; it was an early example of wrought iron construction carried out on a grand scale. It is located on the left bank of the It is 312.27 metres high and is the monument that is the most visited in the world, with seven million visitors each year. Paris from the tower appears microscopic, in the evening glow of light like little fireflies, its sure to catch your gaze.

The Eiffel Tower is equipped with stairs and lifts and on the first floor there is a restaurant. At the top, there is a fantastic view of Paris, along with a meteorological station, a radio station and a television repeater. It was also the study of Gustave Eiffel for a while, too. There are 1665 steps for the visitors who love to walk and two transparent lifts on the second floor where there are also many souvenir shops.

In 1909 it was on the brink of being demolished following the protests of the ‘aristocratic Elité that did not consider the tower representative for the elegant city of Paris. But this was avoided thanks to the possibility that it could be used as an exceptional platform for the new radio technology. Even today many French people do not show their approval of it, considering this monument not very aesthetic.

The tower was lit with thousands of twinkling lights to greet the year 2000. It was so beautiful and elegant that the Electric Company, despite the excessive consumption of energy decided to leave the lights illuminating the iron lady on a permanent basis.

From the 14th January it is open from 9:30 am to 23:45 pm, from June to September from 9:00 am to 0:45. If you go up in the lift it costs €4.80 for the first floor, the second floor costs €7.80 and the top floor costs €12.00. If you do decide to use the stairs you will pay just €4.00 for both floors.

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