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Check out the latest news on how to prepare your next visit to the Eiffel Tower!
And the monument’s archives for all the details on all the news since the year 2000.

• A FIRST!
  Hire an iPad Official Guide to the Eiffel Tower!

  To learn all about the monument during your next visit, you can hire an official Eiffel Tower guide on iPad.

  Multimedia, tactile, multilingual, the touch pad proposes
  - a 360° panoramic visit of Paris, highlighting 80 points of interest,
  - a historical visit of the Eiffel Tower and its most significant milestones

  The shop is on the 2nd floor of the Tower.
  Rental fee per hour: : 7€

  

• SUMMER TERRACE AT THE EIFFEL TOWER
  Opening June 19 for the entire summer

  

  A summer terrace has taken over the first floor of
  the Eiffel Tower, offering visitors a moment of relaxation
  57 meters above Paris.

  To find out more, click here.

• The Garabit Viaduct, this Gustave Eiffel construction was built in the Cantal region.
  Photo exhibit

  

  This summer, the Eiffel Tower puts the spotlight on another architectural masterpiece by Gustave Eiffel, the Garabit Viaduct located in the Cantal region. A 32-photo exhibit outdoors on the first floor of the monument provides a look at this 19th century construction, enriched with news and anecdotes, both unusual and hardly known to the greater public.

  To find out more, click here.

• TALES OF THE EIFFEL TOWER

  

  Exhibition-visit, celebrating the 120th anniversary of the monument, has been held over into 2010. This exhibition extends the possibility for visitors to discover or re-discover the fabulous story of the Eiffel Tower via a multitude of objects, poster, photos, illustrations, films and interactive displays.

  To find out more, click here.

• OPENING OF A “DISCOVERY COURSE” FOR CHILDREN ON THE 1ST FLOOR

  

  For the first time, a fun and challenging “discovery course” has been especially installed on the Eiffel Tower for children 6-10 years old, with the intention of better informing them about the history of the Tower and its creator, Gustave Eiffel: lots of details, facts & figures and anecdotes, from its construction to the present day.

  Access open to classes or family visits, on the first floor
  

  To find out more, click here.

• CHAMPAGNE BAR
  At the top of the Eiffel Tower

  

  A champagne counter has been installed on the top floor of the Tower for an unforgettable and festive moment.

  Rosé or white champagne will help to titillate this Parisian experience; a souvenir not to miss.

  The bar is open every day from noon until 10pm.

• 19th RE-PAINTING: 2009-2010
  THE EIFFEL TOWER GETS BEAUTIFIED

  

  Since its beginnings, the Eiffel Tower has been re-painted every 7 years.

  The 19th painting of the Tower began in March 2009, is expected to take 18 months to complete, and all the while, the Tower will remain open to visitors.

  To find out more, click here (PDF - 1,06 Mo).

• WEST PILLAR ELEVATOR CLOSED FOR RENOVATION
  The modernization of the West pillar progressing

  

  Modernization of one of the historical elevators is underway, undertaken by the SETE (Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel). The West pillar elevator will be closed to the public during renovation. Visitors will have access to the Tower at the North, South and East pillar elevator entrances.
  Visiting hours have not changed: the Eiffel Tower is open every day from 9:30am to 23:45pm (9:00am to 00:45am in summer).
  To find out more, click here.

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