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Palais Garnier (Garnier Palace).

A masterpiece of the Beaux-Arts style, featuring an ornate façade with sculptures, columns, and gilded details. The interior is equally lavish, with grand staircases, opulent chandeliers, and richly decorated rooms.

It served as the primary home of the Paris Opera until the opening of the Opéra Bastille in 1989. Today, it hosts mainly ballet performances.

- A monumental marble staircase at the entrance.

The auditorium’s ceiling, painted by Marc Chagall in 1964.

A lavish hall adorned with mirrors, chandeliers, and golden decorations, resembling the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles.

One of the most famous opera houses in the world, and the setting for Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera

Open for tours, allowing visitors to admire its stunning architecture and history.

Palais Garnier is a symbol of Parisian elegance and a major cultural landmark.

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Musée d'Orsay (Orsay Museum):

Originally a railway station, Gare d'Orsay, built between 1898 and 1900. It was converted into a museum and opened to the public in 1986.

- Houses mainly French art from 1848 to 1914, including paintings, sculptures, photography, and decorative arts.

It is known for its impressive collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces.

Features works by renowned artists like Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Édouard Manet.

Highlights include Van Gogh's "Starry Night Over the Rhône," Manet's "Olympia," and Renoir's "Bal du moulin de la Galette.".

The museum is a key destination for exploring the transition from traditional to modern art.

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Palace of Versailles (Château de Versailles):

Originally a hunting lodge built by King Louis XIII in 1623, it was transformed and expanded into a grand palace by his son, King Louis XIV, in the late 17th century.

Served as the royal residence of French kings from 1682 until the French Revolution in 1789.

Known for its Baroque style, the palace features over 2,300 rooms, including the famous Hall of Mirrors (Galerie des Glaces), the King's Grand Apartments, and the Royal Chapel.

The palace is surrounded by expansive, meticulously designed gardens, featuring fountains, sculptures, and groves. The gardens were designed by André Le Nôtre..

The palace reflects the grandeur of French monarchy and remains a symbol of the absolute power of the kings of France.

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The tenth Exposition Universelle was organised in Paris in 1889, from the 15th May to the 6th November, and it was for this occasion that the Eiffel Tower was built..

Attractions and celebrations overlooking Paris
Already festive,

the Eiffel Tower lit up every evening with the light of hundreds of gas lamps protected by opal glass cases. A tricolour beacon, housed in the campanile, sent out three signals of blue, white, and red light over Paris (using two mobile projectors mounted on a circular rail at the top). Lastly, the opening and closing of the Exposition were announced every day by a cannon shot fired from the top under the direction of a certain Mr. Chobert, the "harquebusier" of Paris, in his capacity as "qualified associate and medal-holder at the Exposition Universelle".

All sorts of boutiques (sale of souvenirs, photographers’ booths, binocular rental, refreshments) and restaurants opened up on the monument.

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Eiffel built hundreds of metal structures of all kinds, all around the world.

Bridges, and in particular railway bridges, were his favourite field of work, but he also won renown for his metal structural work and industrial installations.

His career was marked by a large number of fine buildings, among which two of the most outstanding are the twin edifices of the Porto viaduct and the Garabit viaduct in the Cantal region of France.

Equally outstanding are certain other structures in which the pure inventiveness of Eiffel's company was allowed free rein, such as the "portable" bridges sold around the world in "kits", the ingenious structure of the Statue of Liberty in New York, and of course the Eiffel Tower itself.

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The already famous Pont des Arts is once again in the spotlight since the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Now nicknamed Aya's Bridge, this Parisian landmark is sure to be the talk of the town, especially as crowds are now flocking to imitate her performance on the bridge.

Located between the Louvre and theInstitut de France, the Pont des Arts is an iconic Paris landmark. Built between 1802 and 1804, it was the capital's first metal bridge.

The bridge was commissioned by Napoleon to equip the capital with a new technology: cast iron. It owes its name to the Palais des Arts, the name given to the Louvre when it was converted into a museum during the Revolution. The Pont des Arts was listed as a historic monument in 1975.

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THE GUIMET MUSEUM

The Guimet Museum is the largest museum in Europe dedicated entirely to Asian arts. For over 130 years, it has presented visitors with a vast collection of Asian art acquired during the travels of its eponymous founder, Emile Guimet, in Asia.

Japan, India, China, Korea, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia... as many places as there are collections inviting you to discover the history of these arts. 5 millennia of Asian art are presented through a collection of archaeological objects, ancient arts and textiles that is constantly being enriched and diversified.

The National Museum of Asian Arts - Guimet is located near the Eiffel Tower, a 15-minute walk or an 8-minute bus ride away. It’s open from 10 am to 6 pm, Wednesday through Monday.

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CITÉ DE L'ARCHITECTURE ET DU PATRIMOINE

Spanning 22,000 square meters, the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine is the world’s largest architecture center. Classed as a historic landmark, its mission is to promote architecture through its library, museum, and school along with a line-up of temporary exhibits, conferences, and numerous activities for younger audiences.

You’ll discover a vast collection of monumental sculptures and exceptional models demonstrating French architectural know-how from the Middle Ages to today while enjoying a breathtaking view of the Eiffel Tower and the Champ de Mars.

Housed in the Palais de Chaillot, it can be reached in a 10-minute walk from the Tower and is open Wednesday through Monday, from 11 am to 7 pm, and Thursday until 9 pm.

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MUSÉE DU QUAI BRANLY - JACQUES CHIRAC

At this museum, designed by architect Jean Nouvel (winner of the 2008 Pritzker Prize) and opened in 2006 by Jacques Chirac, travel to the heart of the art and civilizations of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, through 3,500 pieces and works displayed on the Main Collections Level and a rich program of temporary exhibitions.

More than just a museum visit, a unique experience awaits you. Access is free to the two-hectare garden, designed by Gilles Clément as a true haven of greenery in the heart of Paris. There are also dining options, with Café Jacques and restaurant “Les Ombres”, and a bookshop/gift store, so you can take an unforgettable souvenir of your trip home with you.

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TOWER OBSERVATION POINTS

There are number of sites around Paris that offer exceptional views of the Tower. We consider three of them must-see spots for the best possible souvenir of the Iron Lady.

Closest to the Tower is the Champ de Mars, where you can relax and stroll through the vast park. On the Palais de Chaillot side, the Trocadéro terraces also offer a stunning panorama of the Tower in its entirety. For an unobstructed view with the Seine in the foreground, visit Bir-Hakeim Bridge, where you’ll also find the Renaissance France statue.


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Aerodynamic studies
On the day after the Tower’s very inauguration, Gustave Eiffel installed a meteorology laboratory on the 3rd floor.

He also had a passion for aerodynamics and carried out a series of observations on gravity (leading to the installation from 1903 to 1905 of gravity instruments).

He imagined “an automatic system that would slide along the length of a cable stretched between the Tower’s 2nd floor and the ground.”

He had a wind tunnel built at the foot of the Tower, and from the month of August 1909 to December 1911, he carried out five thousand trials. Additionally, Gustave Eiffel encouraged numerous scientific experiments on the Tower: Foucault’s Pendulum, the mercury pressure gauge, physiological studies and radio contact (1898). In the end, it was to be the Tower's role as an enormous antenna that would save it from destruction.

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The elevators at the time of construction🌟
Between the ground floor and the second floor: The four pillars were equipped with one or two cabins.

In June 1889, five hydraulic elevators went into operation. This initial elevator technology was further modernized a decade later by Gustave Eiffel for the Universal Exposition of 1900.

Between the the second and third floor: An "Edoux" elevator was put into service, a hydraulic machine that was the only one of its type in the world, with jacks 80 meters long. (It was dismounted in 1983).

North and South pillars : "Otis" elevators carried the visitors up and down until dismounted in 1910.

East and West pillars: "Roux-Combaluzier" elevators were in service until 1897. "Fives-Lille" hydraulic elevators were installed in 1899, modernized in 1986 and 1987, and revised in 1992, 1995 and 2005.

In 2008, the major project of totally replacing the West pillar elevators began, with the intention of coming back to the original and simple functioning machines imagined by Gustave Eiffel in collaboration with the Fives-Lille company in 1899.

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Let’s look beyond the Eiffel Tower, and discover the Gustave Eiffel’s most surprising, little-known works and inventions.

According to ADGE (Association of the Descendants of Gustave Eiffel), Gustave Eiffel built over 500 works in 59 years, in 30 countries, on 5 continents!

In 1864, Gustave Eiffel started to work independently and created his own company, Gustave Eiffel et Compagnie, based in Levallois-Perret. The Eiffel workshops specialized in metal bridges and viaducts, iron piles and frames, port towers and lighthouses, railways, cranes and lifting equipment.

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THE STRUCTURE FOR THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

Built in 1881 for the statue designed by Auguste Bartholdi, this iron frame is 151 feet high. It is one of the Eiffel workshops’ most ingenious creations. It is literally designed like a bridge pile to resist the wind, with a secondary trellis structure added to serve as a support to attach the outer sheets of copper. And indeed, it has successfully resisted the storms and hurricanes that have swept New York since 1886.

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Paris, the City of Light, is known for its iconic monuments, rich history and undeniable charm. When you visit, it's natural to want to take a piece of this magical city with you

To celebrate the historic event of the Eiffel Tower adorned with its Olympic rings, a special range has been imagined and designed in collaboration with the International Olympic Committee.

Discover our products and treat yourself to a precious souvenir of your visit to Paris and of this unique event in the history of the Eiffel Tower.

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The Eiffel Tower, illuminated at the end of the opening ceremony of the Olympics.

At each Olympics, the five giant rings, which are a major symbol of the Olympic Movement also known as the “Spectaculars”, are installed in an iconic place or monument in the Host City.

After Tower Bridge in London on 2012, Madureira Park in Rio in 2016, and Odaiba Beach in Tokyo in 2021, the Eiffel Tower was chosen by the Olympic Organizing Committee to proudly bear the Olympic colors this summer.

What a symbol!😍

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July 27 to August 11, 2024
The Eiffel Tower and its restaurants will welcome visitors during the Olympics, in the usual opening hours. E-tickets for visits during this period are available.

To visit the Eiffel Tower, if online tickets are sold out, it will be possible to buy tickets at the Tower's ticket offices on the day of your visit.

Plan your movements around Paris, as certain metro and RER stations will be closed, and adapt your trips to avoid the heart of Paris (Champs-Elysées – Tuilerie – Concorde).

Around the Eiffel Tower, the metro stations (Bir Hakeim on line 6; Ecole Militaire on line 8; Trocadéro on line 9) and the RER C station (Champ de Mars – Tour Eiffel) should normally be served. If there are Olympic events occurring near the Eiffel Tower at the time of your visit, this may impact the number of people on public transport or traffic volumes in the vicinity of the Tower.

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The Eiffel Tower’s Lifts

Almost from the very opening of the Eiffel Tower for the 1889 Exposition Universelle, visitors could access the floors of the monument by taking the lifts. A veritable technical triumph for the time, as never before had the limits of such heights and loads been broken, the lifts offered hundreds of thousands of visitors the possibility to securely climb the Tower to embrace the whole of Paris

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Buying tickets online

Because your e-tickets have your name on them, please make sure you add the names of everyone you’ll be coming with.

Check your chosen date and time before confirming your purchase! Once you’ve booked them, you cannot change or exchange your e-tickets. All purchases are final.

Make sure you keep the e-mail confirmation of your purchase, and your username and password to our online ticket office, so that you can come back later if you need to.

Contact the Customer Service if you have any questions or concerns

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The Tower’s shape represents a garter belt or the letter “A”
Some have suggested that Gustave Eiffel was in love with a woman whose name began with the letter "A" and that he gave the tower its shape in her honor, or that the designing engineer wanted to depict an upside-down garter belt. Romantic as they may be, these interpretations are not true.
The only things they considered when giving the Eiffel Tower it’s shape had to do with ensuring minimal wind resistance, for the best possible stability

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Your ticket before you visit the Tower

Please make sure that your e-ticket can be read. We recommend printing your e-tickets out at home before you visit the Tower or even arrive in France. Each e-ticket must be printed on a sheet of A4 paper, blank on both sides.
You can also show your e-ticket on your smartphone, as long as we can scan the barcode.

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The Tower sits on hydraulic jacks, or directly in the Seine river
How can a 1083 feet high tower weighing over 10,000 tons stand upright?

Many of the legends seek to answer this question. The first answer would have us believe that the Tower sits on hydraulic jacks that allow it to bend in strong winds and rain. These jacks did exist, but they were a temporary arrangement while the pillars and first floor were being built.
Furthermore, the Tower does not have its feet in the water, as other people often claim. In fact, it rests on masonry foundations that are anchored in dry ground, and have no contact with the Seine.

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Where can you see the best views of the Tower lit up?♥️

Our number-one advice is to visit the Eiffel Tower in the evening. You will enjoy an exceptional experience in a unique atmosphere, bathed in the monument’s golden lighting, particularly in the stairs. To make the most of the sparkles, head to the second floor and look up, admiring the sparkling spire of the monument. A magical atmosphere captivates the entire Tower. You’ll lose yourself in the collective excitement created by the lights! And if the beacon intrigues you, head to the top to discover how it works, once again by simply looking up.

If you’re not at the Tower, the advantage is that you can see the Tower lit up from many places in Paris and the Paris region! Trocadéro esplanade and Champ de Mars remain unbeatable spots to watch the show of the Eiffel Tower lights turning on at night.

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Getting around the esplanade
To take a lift, head to the EAST or WEST pillars of the Tower.

Visitors with tickets should join the queues with a green flag for direct access to the leg’s entrance. Visitors without tickets should join the queues for the ticket office (yellow flag).

Ticket offices are generally open at both pillars.

Visitors wishing to take the stairs should head for the SOUTH pillar, where they can buy tickets for the stairs up to the 2nd floor, or stair + lift tickets to the top (blue flag).

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Getting to the esplanade Eiffel Tower’s

There are two entrances in the gardens to reach the Eiffel Tower’s esplanade: the entrance 1 (South) and the entrance 2 (East). You will pass through the first security checks at these entrances, and they also give you a chance to explore the recently landscaped gardens.

Tip: to save some time, please prefer the entrance 2 (East) in the gardens, which is often less crowded.

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The metal from the Eiffel Tower set in the Olympic and Paralympic medals is derived from parts of the monument’s structure removed during renovation works during the 20th century.

It is called puddle iron, an almost pure form of iron with excess carbon removed through a process known as puddling, and was produced by the Pompey forges and blast furnaces in Lorraine.

A 0.6 oz piece of puddle iron is set in the center of each medal, in its natural color and reshaped into a hexagon, a geometric form which represents France.

At the heart of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics

With the installation of the Olympic rings, the Eiffel Tower has become an even more integral part of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics: it is included in the Olympic and Paralympic medals, on the podium design, in the opening ceremony, and is also located at the intersection between certain stadiums and essential Olympic sites (Parc des Champions, Champ de Mars Arena, Iéna Bridge).

It’s even on currency: from June 2024, the Tower will be displayed on 24 million commemorative €2 coins, released into circulation by the Paris Mint.

Come and admire it decorated with the Olympic rings, in color during the day and lit up in white at night!

95 feet wide and 43 feet high, the Olympic rings were designed and made by the company ArcelorMittal.

The operation to install the rings was a true feat of technical prowess at over 200 feet off the ground. It involved months of meticulous preparation with Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE).

In collaboration with the experts from ArcelorMittal France, Paris 2024 undertook all the feasibility studies required to ensure safety and preserve the monument: placement on the structure, attachment points, weight distribution, etc.

The entire operation was supervised and validated by the competent inspection authorities (technical experts and inspection body).

The final operation required immense precision, using spectacular cranes - two 500-tonne cranes and two 100-tonne cranes - to lift and attach the rings between the first and second floors. It took place during the night between June 6 and 7, 2024.

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The Eiffel Tower is expanding its schedules for the summer so that you can enjoy the magical night atmosphere even more! From 15/06, the Tower welcomes you every day from 9:00 a.m. to 12:45 a.m. (closing of entrances at 11:45 p.m.). ⏰

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