Eiffel Tower
Must do votes 2 of 34 in Paris / ile-de-France / FR Category Outdoors
The Eiffel Tower (/ˈaɪfəl ˈtaʊər/ EYE-fəl TOWR; French: tour Eiffel, pronounced: [tuʁ‿ɛfɛl] listen) is a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.
Constructed from 1887–89 as the entrance to the 1889 Worlds Fair, it was initially criticized by some of Frances leading artists and intellectuals for its design, but it has become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world. The Eiffel Tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world; 6.91 million people ascended it in 2015.
The tower is 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building, and the tallest structure in Paris. Its base is square, measuring 125 metres (410 ft) on each side. During its construction, the Eiffel Tower surpassed the Washington Monument to become the tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years until the Chrysler Building in New York City was finished in 1930. Due to the addition of a broadcasting aerial at the top of the tower in 1957, it is now taller than the Chrysler Building by 5.2 metres (17 ft). Excluding transmitters, the Eiffel Tower is the second-tallest structure in France after the Millau Viaduct.
The tower has three levels for visitors, with restaurants on the first and second levels.
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5 avenue Anatole France , Paris / ile-de-France / FR, France, 75007. |
Website - http://toureiffel.paris Telephone - 0 892 70 12 39 Email - |
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Posted by - Gowri Kabali | 2 years ago
No words to describe this tower and the place surrounding it! The energy and the feeling you get can only be experienced, not written about.
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Posted by - Rebekah Schwartz | 2 years ago
I came in with low expectations so when I arrived my expectations were exceeded. It's way bigger than I imagined. It's quite impressive architecture for when it was built. Get there right in the morni
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Posted by - Steven Egan | 2 years ago
Easily the least interesting tourist attraction in Paris. If you want to go up it for the view, fine, go check out the view. But otherwise, it's just a big ugly chunk of iron, and there are other love
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Posted by - Steven Egan | 2 years ago
Easily the least interesting tourist attraction in Paris. If you want to go up it for the view, fine, go check out the view. But otherwise, it's just a big ugly chunk of iron, and there are other love
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Posted by - Alan | 2 years ago
Have been wanting to see this land mark for many years. Finally got around to and it this year. It's much bigger than I thought it would be. We took the stairs to the to top (entrance fee for the stai
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Posted by - Alan | 2 years ago
Have been wanting to see this land mark for many years. Finally got around to and it this year. It's much bigger than I thought it would be. We took the stairs to the to top (entrance fee for the stai
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Posted by - Drita D'Alessandro | 2 years ago
Beautiful of course. Marvelous during the day, but the best time to see it is by night. Every hour on the hour after 9pm the tower lights up with sparkling lights. Its lovely and romantic.
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Posted by - Drita D'Alessandro | 2 years ago
Beautiful of course. Marvelous during the day, but the best time to see it is by night. Every hour on the hour after 9pm the tower lights up with sparkling lights. Its lovely and romantic.
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Posted by - Paul Harness | 2 years ago
Got to be done.
Possibly the most iconic Parisian tourist attraction. Worth waiting in the long (and can be very long) queues.
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Posted by - Andrew Murphy | 2 years ago
Loved every minute of our experience in restaurant 58. Our waiter was very polite and quick with bringing on the next courses. We were given a window seat which I must say was probably one of the best
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Posted by - Andrew Murphy | 2 years ago
Loved every minute of our experience in restaurant 58. Our waiter was very polite and quick with bringing on the next courses. We were given a window seat which I must say was probably one of the best
