Tour Eiffel

Eiffel Tower

More than a century after it was built, the Eiffel Tower, as modern and ethereal as ever, has come to symbolise Paris for the whole world.

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Description

Equipped with a virtual reality headset, set off on a mission and become the Eiffel Tower's time keeper! With your team of 2 to 4 people, board a Zeppelin flying around the monument and try to solve a series of space-time loopholes. At the end of this breathtaking adventure, if you complete your mission, you'll win the chance to take part in a spectacular night flight around the illuminated Eiffel Tower.

Paris's most emblematic monument

Nothing so high had been built since the Great Pyramid! Constructed over two years for the Exposition Universelle of 1889 and the centenary of the French Revolution, the Eiffel Tower soars up 300 metres high. And, until the inauguration of the Empire State Building in 1931, was the tallest building in the world!

Built as a technological showcase for France, the audacious and monumental tower propelled the country into modernity. Today it remains Paris’s most visited monument.

Three floors, three atmospheres

The first floor, at 57 metres above ground level (345 steps), has been extensively revamped. A highlight of the renovation? The transparent floor across the esplanade that allows you to feel like you’re flying over the crowds below. Three glass-and-steel pavilions have also been added, tilted to follow the curves of the pillars, which house some reception areas, and an immersive film show about the history of the tower. And the brand new restaurant "Madame Brasserie " with a menu signed by Thierry Marx, which honors a contemporary and friendly cuisine.

Climb a further 359 steps and you’ll arrive at the second floor 115 meters above ground, with its wonderful views over the city… The gourmet Le Jules Verne restaurant offers a refined menu created by Frédéric Anton and has its own dedicated lift in the South Pillar. If you’re in a rush, do at least make a quick stop at the bar à macarons before continuing your ascent.

The third floor is 276 meters high and only accessible by lift – and even then there is a 800-person limit. Try to get there an hour before sunset to enjoy the best light. You can also visit the (reconstituted) office of Gustave Eiffel and the Champagne bar.

Good to know: when going up, you’ll have to choose either stairs or lift. However the lift is obligatory from the second floor, to reach the top level. Visitors are strongly advised to reserve tickets online to avoid long queues.

Discover the Eiffel Tower through one of the treasure hunts in the Paris Region Adventures application specially designed for families and downloadable free of charge.

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Practical info

Access and contact

Champs-de-Mars
Avenue Gustave Eiffel
75007 Paris 7ème

Metro : Bir-Hakeim (line 6), Trocadéro (lines 6 and 9), École-Militaire (line 8)
RER C : Champ-de-Mars – Tour Eiffel
Bus : 22, 30, 32, 42, 63, 69, 72, 80, 82, 87

Days and opening hours

From 01/01 to 3112, daily between 9 am and 12 am. Closed exceptionally on July 14th. Opening hours may vary according to the calendar and the weather.

Prices

  • Free entry for children < 4 years. Group rate available for > 10 people.
    Rates for tickets with lift to the second floor and to the top floor. Rates from €3,60 € to €35,30
    A reduced rate is applied to disabled persons upon presentation of a disability card.

Facility

  • Restaurant
  • Parking nearby
  • Lift
  • Toilets

Services

  • Shop
  • Wi-fi
  • Restaurant
  • Guided tours

Tour

Spoken languages

  • English
  • French

Guided tour languages

  • English
  • French

Documentation languages (home)

  • English
  • French

Bulletin board languages

  • German
  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Italian
  • Russian
  • Portuguese
  • Japanese
  • Arab

Single mean time tour

120 mins

Single services tour

  • Unguided individual tours available permanently
  • Guided individual tours on request
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Accessibility

  • Hearing disability
  • Mental disability
  • Visual disability
  • Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
  • Magnetic loop available at the reception
  • Documentation available in Braille
  • Relief map, tactile model or audio device description available at the reception
Due to safety reasons, the top of the Eiffel Tower is not accessible to disable persons (wheelchair)

Champs-de-Mars
Avenue Gustave Eiffel
75007 Paris 7ème

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