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Anouk Garnier breaks the world record for rope climbing under the Eiffel Tower
It’s 9:10 am and French athlete Anouk Garnier, ambassador of the Paris 2024 volunteer program, has just broken the world rope climbing record by reaching the top of a 361-foot rope.
And not just anywhere! The two-time winner of the World Obstacle Course Racing Championship (OC...
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A boat on the Tower ? The sailboat “Initiatives-Cœur” is settling on the 1st floor!
The Eiffel Tower has always been the site of the most incredible challenges. This month, the Tower and its teams will be taking up a new challenge: installing a sailboat, the Initiatives-Cœur, on the monument’s 1st floor! From March 22nd through May 10th, 2017, the... -
The 2017 Eiffel Tower Vertical: Lots of entertainment and activities on the esplanade
On March 16th, the 2017 Eiffel Tower Vertical® - an ascent race of the Eiffel Tower whith competitors running against the clock – is back for the third time. Jointly organised by the Eiffel Tower and EcoTrail Organisation, this year 128 runners will be taking part ... -
The Eiffel Tower is producing a limited edition collector's item : the "diamond light", a jewel from the sparkling effect
For Christmas, the Eiffel Tower is now selling its “Diamond Lights”, authentic lightbulbs which made the monument sparkle, transformed into decorative collectors’ items. An exceptional piece for collectors of rare objects or those who are passionate about the Tower ! -
White Night : A 700 m² fresco from Cleon Peterson on the ground of the Eiffel Tower
On the occasion of la Nuit Blanche (the White Night) on Saturday 1 October, the Eiffel Tower unveils a monumental 700m2 fresco painted on the ground just in front of the building by Cleon Peterson, the American street artist. -
Visit the rooftop garden on the 1st floor of the Eiffel Tower this summer
Are you looking for a peaceful haven far from the excitement in the football stadiums? Try the new completely green terrace on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower where you have a stunning view of the Fan Zone. Open from the beginning of June to the end of September. -
“Follow Gus" to the 1st floor to find out everything about the Eiffel Tower !
A new educational but fun experience specially designed for children. -
On Valentine's Day, practise your dance moves to your favourite songs
For St Valentine’s, the Eiffel Tower is offering romantic couples the chance to dance or skate to their favourite music and record the special moment for posterity in a mini-video clip! -
The 1st floor ice-skating rink will be open until the end of the winter holidays !
Nearly 1,000 people venture up there every day: perched at 57m above street level, with fantastic views of Paris, the 190 sq m ice-skating rink at the Eiffel Tower will now be open until 6 March. -
Treasure hunt into the heart of the Eiffel Tower!
Calling all adventurers and mystery lovers! An unusual treasure hunt will take place on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower during the winter holidays (Feb. 10th to March 6th). And don’t forget the skating rink! -
Numbers of visits to the Eiffel Tower remains high in 2015
With a total of 6,917,000 visitors at the end of 2015, the Eiffel Tower has recorded fairly stable levels of attendance (-2.5% compared to 2014, in which it welcomed 7,097,302 visitors). Before the tragic events that struck the capital in November 2015, attendance ... -
15 days of one-off ice events at the Eiffel Tower
A foretaste of the unmissable festivities on the skating rink. From 9 to 23 December 2015, the Eiffel Tower is offering its visitors of all ages an outstanding programme of free events on the ice rink, 57 metres above Paris. There is something for everyone: the who... -
The Ice-skating rink is back on the 1st floor of the Eiffel Tower !
From the 1st December 2015 to 31 January 2016, Parisians and visitors to the capital can enjoy 190m² of ice, 57m above Paris. -
COP 21 : Shepard Fairey produces Earth Crisis, a sphere at the heart of the Eiffel Tower
It is within the difficult context following the attacks on Paris and Saint-Denis over recent days that the American artist Shepard Fairey is unveiling his latest work “Earth Crisis” at the Eiffel Tower. Paris is still standing and that is why the installation of t... -
Photoquai can also be seen on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower has joined forces with the Musée du Quai Branly to exhibit, from 22 September to 22 November, previously unseen photography by each of the 40 photographers chosen for the 5th biennial Photoquai. -
Official opening of the totally refurbish 1st floor of the Eiffel Tower
The most ambitious Eiffel Tower refurbishment project for nearly 30 years. The total refurbishment of the first floor to create a rest and relaxation space for visitors was therefore a long-awaited pleasure. -
The iconic Lolë White Tour back in Paris on 21 June 2015!
Lolë, the sports clothing brand from Montreal, is rolling out its famous yellow yoga mats for the Lolë White TourMC 2015, an unforgettable series of yoga events taking place in various cities around the world. This fourth year of the tour, will visit six cities, in... -
The Eiffel Tower Saga
“Look, object, symbol, the Tower is all that man puts in it, and this all is infinite. A spectacle looked at and looking, a useless and irreplaceable building, a familiar world and heroic symbol, the witness to a century and an always new monument, an inimitable an... -
A new and sustainable summer terrace on the 1st floor of the Eiffel Tower
From this weekend up to 30 August, visitors to the Eiffel Tower can enjoy the newly renovated first floor summer terrace which is part of the commitment to sustainable development. -
The Eiffel Tower is "The Place To Kiss" for Valentine's Day
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Sustainable development : Eiffel Tower receives two wind turbines
As part of the overall refurbishment of the 1st floor, the Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (the Eiffel Tower operator) is extending its commitment to sustainable development by installing two vertical-axis wind turbines on the monument. -
Historic attendance at the Eiffel Tower in 2014
With a total of 7,097,302 visitors at the end of 2014, which is an increase of 5.3% in relation to 2013, the Eiffel Tower noted the best visit score of its history.
