Eiffel Tower

Completed in 1889, this colossal landmark built for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889 commemorating the centenary of the French Revolution, is now a famous symbol of French civic pride.

The Eiffel Tower, Paris

Eiffel Tower mini guide

Guide point	Details
Department:	Paris and surrounding area > Ile de France > Paris >
Location:	Paris, beside the River Seine.
Address::	Tour Eiffel Champ de Mars 75007 Paris
Switch board number:	+ 33 (0) 1 44 11 23 23
Email address:	courrier@tour-eiffel.fr
Visit owner's personal website:	http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/
Public Transport:	Metro: Bir-Hakeim, Trocadero, Ecole Militaire; Bus: 42, 69, 72, 82, 87; Taxi: Station Quai Branly, Pilier Quest
Facilities general:	The Tower has two restaurants, a reception room adaptable to a large range of events with WIFI.
Facilities for the disabled:	Large capacity elevators accommodating wheel chairs. Accessible entrances to the different services (snack bars, boutiques, post office) Disabled toilet facilities. Windows added to railings so that disabled persons could look out at the panorama of the city.
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The tower was opened by The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII of England. Of the 700 proposals submitted in a design competition, Gustave Eiffel's was unanimously chosen.

At 300 metres (320.75m including antenna), and 7000 tons, it was the world's tallest building until 1930.

During its lifetime, the Eiffel Tower has witnessed a few strange scenes, including being scaled by a mountaineer in 1954, and parachuted off of in 1984 by two Englishmen. In 1923 a journalist rode a bicycle down from the first level. Some accounts say he rode down the stairs, other accounts suggest the exterior of one of the tower's four legs which slope outward.