Eiffel Tower
landmark · Paris
- Address
- Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris
- Opening hours
- Daily; 09:30-23:00 on 3-4 October 2026. Hours vary by date.
- Prices
- Second floor by stairs, adult: €14.80
- Second floor by stairs, student 12-24: €7.40
- Second floor by stairs, child 4-11: €3.80
- Second floor by lift, adult: €23.50
- Second floor by lift, student 12-24: €11.80
- Second floor by lift, child 4-11: €6.00
- Top by lift, adult: €36.70
- Top by lift, student 12-24: €18.40
- Top by lift, child 4-11: €9.20
- Top via stairs to second floor then lift, adult: €28.00
- Top via stairs to second floor then lift, student 12-24: €14.00
- Top via stairs to second floor then lift, child 4-11: €7.00
- Child under 4 (free ticket required): Free
Official rates; reduced rates need proof of age. Guided tours and combo packages cost more.
- Links
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About
Wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company built it. Nicknamed "La dame de fer" (the Iron Lady). Visitors can go up to the first floor (57 m), second floor (116 m) and the top (276 m).
History
Built from 1887 to 1889 as the centrepiece of the 1889 World's Fair, marking the centenary of the French Revolution. It was originally permitted to stand for 20 years and was kept in part because it worked well as a radio antenna.
Good to know
- Book a timed ticket on the official site; tickets and combo packages are sold there at official rates.
- Stairs tickets only reach the second floor; to go on to the top you take the lift from there.
- Opening hours change by date, so check the official calendar before you go.
- It is always windy higher up, so bring a layer.
- For photos, Trocadéro across the river is the classic viewpoint; the light is best about an hour before sunset.
Nearby
Trocadéro
viewpoint · 520 m
Area in the 16th arrondissement around the Palais de Chaillot, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower.
Les Invalides
landmark · 1.3 km
Complex of museums and monuments, including the military museum and the domed church that holds Napoleon's tomb.
Pont Alexandre III
bridge · 1.5 km
Deck arch bridge over the Seine connecting the Champs-Élysées quarter with Les Invalides and the Eiffel Tower area. Widely regarded as the most ornate bridge in Paris.
Musée Rodin
museum · 1.6 km
Museum of the sculptor Auguste Rodin, in the Hôtel Biron, with a garden of large bronzes including The Thinker.
Champs-Élysées
street · 1.6 km
Tree-lined avenue running from the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe, with theatres, cafés and luxury shops.
Arc de Triomphe
landmark · 1.7 km
Triumphal arch at the western end of the Champs-Élysées, honouring those who fought for France. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier lies beneath it.