Location Paris, France
Coordinates 48.8583°N 2.2945°E normal view / street view
Construction started 1887
Completed 1889
Record height: Tallest in the world from 1889 to 1930
Height
Antenna spire 321.00 m (1,063 ft)
Roof 300.65 m (986 ft)
Top floor 273.00 m (896 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 3
Elevators 9
Opening Hours
January 1st to June 14
Tower: 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Elevator: 9:30 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. (Final ascension 11:00 p.m./10:30 p.m. top floor)
Stairs: 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Final admission at 6:00 p.m.)
June 15th to September 1st
Tower: 9:00 a.m. to midnight
Elevator: 9:00 a.m. to 12:45 a.m. (Final ascension at midnight/11:00 p.m. top floor)
Stairs: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. (Final admission at midnight)
September 2nd to December 31st
Tower: 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Elevator: 9:30 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. (Final ascension 11:00 p.m./10:30 p.m. top floor)
Stairs: 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Final admission 6:00 p.m.)
Tower: 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Elevator: 9:30 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. (Final ascension 11:00 p.m./10:30 p.m. top floor)
Stairs: 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Final admission at 6:00 p.m.)
June 15th to September 1st
Tower: 9:00 a.m. to midnight
Elevator: 9:00 a.m. to 12:45 a.m. (Final ascension at midnight/11:00 p.m. top floor)
Stairs: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. (Final admission at midnight)
September 2nd to December 31st
Tower: 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Elevator: 9:30 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. (Final ascension 11:00 p.m./10:30 p.m. top floor)
Stairs: 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Final admission 6:00 p.m.)
Prices
2nd floor - 8.50 euros
3rd floor - 14.00 euros
2nd floor - 8.50 euros
3rd floor - 14.00 euros
Contact Info
Metro Bir Hakeim or Trocadero (Line 6), Ecole Militaire (Line 8)
RER Champs de Mars-Tour Eiffel (Line C)
Buses 42, 69, 72, 82, 87
Taxi station Quai Branly, Pilier West
Phone 33 (0) 1 44 11 23 23
RER Champs de Mars-Tour Eiffel (Line C)
Buses 42, 69, 72, 82, 87
Taxi station Quai Branly, Pilier West
Phone 33 (0) 1 44 11 23 23
Website http://www.eiffel-tower.com/
The Eiffel Tower (French: La Tour Eiffel, nickname La dame de fer, the iron lady) is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair, it has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world; 7.1 million people ascended it in 2011. The third level observatory's upper platform is at 279.11 m the highest accessible to public in the European Union and the highest in Europe as long as the platform of the Ostankino Tower, at 360 m, remains closed as a result of the fire of August 2000. The tower received its 250 millionth visitor in 2010.
The tower stands 320 meters (1,050 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building. During its construction, the Eiffel Tower surpassed the Washington Monument to assume the title of the tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years, until the Chrysler Building in New York City was built in 1930. However, because of the addition, in 1957, of the antenna atop the Eiffel Tower, it is now taller than the Chrysler Building. Not including broadcast antennas, it is the second-tallest structure in France, after the Millau Viaduct.
The tower has three levels for visitors. Tickets can be purchased to ascend, by stairs or lift (elevator), to the first and second levels. The walk from ground level to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the walk from the first to the second level. The third and highest level is accessible only by lift - stairs exist but they are not usually open for public use. Both the first and second levels feature restaurants.
The tower has become the most prominent symbol of both Paris and France, often in the establishing shot of films set in the city.
The tower stands 320 meters (1,050 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building. During its construction, the Eiffel Tower surpassed the Washington Monument to assume the title of the tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years, until the Chrysler Building in New York City was built in 1930. However, because of the addition, in 1957, of the antenna atop the Eiffel Tower, it is now taller than the Chrysler Building. Not including broadcast antennas, it is the second-tallest structure in France, after the Millau Viaduct.
The tower has three levels for visitors. Tickets can be purchased to ascend, by stairs or lift (elevator), to the first and second levels. The walk from ground level to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the walk from the first to the second level. The third and highest level is accessible only by lift - stairs exist but they are not usually open for public use. Both the first and second levels feature restaurants.
The tower has become the most prominent symbol of both Paris and France, often in the establishing shot of films set in the city.
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