A city in itself, the iron-work Eiffel Tower on the Left Bank has shops, a Michelin-starred restaurant, a café and sweeping panoramas over Paris. At night, watch in wonder as it sparkles on the hour for ten minutes.
Standing 300 metres tall, the Eiffel Tower was the world's tallest building in 1899, when built for the following year's Exposition Universelle. Today it attracts five million visitors every year. In other words, be prepared to queue. Brave the queues and you will be rewarded first with a true sense of the structure's monumentality as it towers above you and then, as you go up, the best views over Paris. On a cloud-free day these can span up to 65km.
There is the option of taking either stairs or lift for the first two floors, but the only way to the top is by lift.
The 20,000 lights have been planned to last until 2013, so prepare yourself for a dazzling display on one of the world's most famous buildings.
There is the option of taking either stairs or lift for the first two floors, but the only way to the top is by lift.
The 20,000 lights have been planned to last until 2013, so prepare yourself for a dazzling display on one of the world's most famous buildings.
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