See the Eiffel Tower
It would be most difficult to produce a Paris Travel and Information Guide without including the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel was designed by Gustave Eiffel. Tower construction was started in 1887 and was completed in 1889. It has been the official and unofficial symbol of Paris ever since.
The tower is actually 324 meters high, if you include the antennaes for radio and television. Speaking of antennaes, there are currently 120 antennaes around the Eiffel. The total weight of the Eiffel is 10,100 tons.
Enough data for you? Well, just one more fact, and then we’ll move along. As everyone knows, Paris is known as the “City of Lights”, and the Eiffel contributes to that designation with its 20,000 light bulbs in use when the tower is transformed into the Sparkling Tower during the evening hours!
Entrance to the Eiffel tower is not free, but it isn’t expensive either. The current rates to visit depend upon your age and how far up the Eiffel you want to experience. Elevator admission to the top of the Eiffel is 12 francs for all over 12 years of age; 6.70 francs for children between 3 and 11 years of age. Second floor entrance via the elevator is 7.80 and 4.30 francs respectively, and 1st floor elevator is 4.80 and 2.50 francs. If you would like to take the stairs (for your health I suppose!), adults over 25 years of age pay 4 francs, while those under 25 will be 3.10 francs. You can go to both 1st and 2nd floors with this entrance. Disabled and youth rates pay a little less, but you can use this official Eiffel Tower resource to find out the exact rate on the day of your visit.
Video of the Eiffel Tower
The people that post videos on the Eiffel Tower sure love the time lapse videos! Here’s one of our favorites, although there are a ton of them available. Enjoy!
Satellite View of the Eiffel Tower