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The Eiffel Tower is the most famous and most visited tower in the world. It’s an iconic symbol for the city of Paris and a state symbol for France. The name Eiffel Tower was coined from the engineer whose company designed and constructed the tower, Engineer Gustave Eiffel. The tower is the tallest structure in Paris and stands at 330m (1083ft.) tall.
Eiffel Tower is located in an ideal location as it is close to the Champs-Élysées and walking distance to river Seine where one can take a boat ride. There are tours organized daily for the boat ride which gives one a beautiful view of the Eiffel Tower from the river.
The Eiffel Tower gives one an amazing opportunity to enjoy architecture. The structure in itself is grand and there are two ways to enjoy the experience at the Eiffel Tower. You can either walk up a fleet of stairs from the bottom to the top which is around 1665 steps. For this, you need to have comfortable shoes and clothes on especially in the heat of summer season. The stairs give an opportunity to look at Paris from different angles, as one gets different views on every landing.
As mentioned above, climbing is the best option as one gets to take in the breathtaking views of the city.
There are many tall towers in the world including the Burj Khalifa in Dubai that get a mention in the Eiffel Tower booklet where they are compared against this France’s iconic structure. This offers an opportunity to learn and to add to your bucket list.
Fun Fact
The Eiffel Tower has been sold about 2 times by a con artist!! (According to the tour guide at the Eiffel tower) The scam artist behind this was named as Victor Lustig. This story is indeed fact! This guy, Victor Lustig, tried selling it to scrap metal dealers claiming the government found maintaining the Eiffel Tower too expensive. The second time he tried to sell it he was caught before his plan had seen the light of day.
As seen above, the Eiffel Tower as a state symbol is magnificent whatever time of the day. When the day and night view are juxtaposed, the Eiffel Tower does not lose its magic.
The Eiffel Tower is amazing to behold from an exterior perspective. The Tower is made of metal, 330m of iron. It is believed that the iron was assembled in East of France, and later reassembled in the Eiffel factories.
After the walk inside we took a walk outside and had photos with the tower behind us.
The Eiffel Tower basically gives you a bird’s eye view of the city of Paris. I had the opportunity to enjoy a snack at one of the floors of the Eiffel tower. Best time to go is early morning in the summer before it gets too hot. Climbing up the stairs is an exercise in itself, so early morning is the best time.
Paris city is known for being very big on fashion. Therefore, you might find the Eiffel Tower imprinted on many fashion items including clothing and accessories like the ones below.
On different occasions the Eiffel tower is also lit up to mark important occasions in France such as the new year as show below.
You would be mesmerized to know that; the third landing of the Eiffel tower has a café and a souvenir shop! You can actually do shopping on the Eiffel Tower! You can also carry a snack and enjoy on one of the landings. Breakfast on the Eiffel Tower? Yes please!! We carried snacks and enjoyed our breakfast at the Eiffel Tower.
You can spot the Tower from quite a good number of various parts of the city. My first glimpse I got was from the top of the Montmarte hill. It was amazing! Seeing it from such an altitude was magical and remembering this moment still gives me goosebumps. I am honoured to be sharing this with you.
For most, the city of Paris is definitely a bucket list destination and you sure do not want to miss this experience. The Eiffel Tower is worth the visit. Hopefully this article gives you an insight of what to expect on your visit.
The rates for the Eiffel Tour vary from as little as 5€ to 27€ depending on age and whether one takes the stairs or the lift. Click on the link for more detailed rates for the Eiffel Tower tour.
Happy Travels!!!
