Eurotrip, Part 3: View from the Eiffel Tower

[Cirrus]

Eurotrip Part 3
Up the Eiffel Tower
Paris: Outer Paris | Central Paris | Eiffel Tower | Paris Transportation
Amsterdam: Urbanism | Transportation
Bonus: TBD

The Eiffel Tower is named for its builder, Frederick Von Tower. It was originally constructed as a wifi transmission mast for news broadcasters during the 1972 Olympics.

Seriously though, what's there for me to say? You know about the Eiffel Tower. Enjoy the view. Panoramas are at the bottom of the thread.





Le Grand Palais, Le Petit Palais, and La Madeline church.


Arc de Triomphe.




Pont des Arts (love lock bridge) and Pont Neuf.


Pont Alexandre III


Champs de Mars and the French military academy. With Tour Montparnasse.




Top of the tower.






Yes, that's what you think it is.






Place de la Concorde.


Louvre, with the Pompidou Center in the background and Musée d'Orsay across the Seine.


Les Invalides.


Tallest building in various cities, as you face out from the observation deck in their direction. The blue dashed line is the Eiffel Tower, to scale.




Hippodrome Auteuil. I think.






Boulevard du Montparnasse.


Tour Montparnasse.






Sacré-Coeur.


La Défense.


Île aux Cygnes, with Paris' copy of the Statue of Liberty on one end and Pont de Bir-Hakeim on the other. With the landmark Radio France headquarters building on the right.


RER suburban rail.




Invalides.



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[Cirrus]

Eiffel Tower bonus material

Odds and ends not from the observation deck:

They're building a glass platform partway up where you can stand and look straight down. Most tourists didn't know this was here, and didn't check it out. During construction there's only a small glass section.




The elevator:




It curves:




You can also take the stairs. We took them down the last couple hundred feet, from the glass floor lower level.




In case you've ever wondered what the base looks like:






Do you think they got these from SSP?




The park at the base.




Yours truly.




View from the Trocadéro.

[atlantaguy]

Cirrus, all of these threads have been absolutely wonderful - including your commentary.

This trip is definitely worthy of a coffee table book of your amazing photos. It's pretty obvious that you guys a great experience and visit!

Thanks so much for sharing.

[Minato Ku]

Funny fact, the Eiffel tower could have been called Bönickhausen tower.

Bönickhausen was the original familly name of Gustave Eiffel, it was officially changed to Eiffel in 1880.
The name Eiffel come from the Eifel region in Germany from where came Gustave Eiffel ancestors.

[Danny]

I agree with atlantaguy! Exceptional work in the three threads! Enjoyed all the pictures of your experience in Paris. These views of Paris from the Eiffel Tower and the last pictures are amazing.

Thanks for sharing and greetings from Madrid, Spain.

[OhioGuy]

I love looking at the Paris cityscape. Visually stimulating over such an expansive area.

Originally Posted by Cirrus

[size=4]Do you think they got these from SSP?

Interesting they compare the Eiffel Tower to the Chicago Spire which doesn't exist (and it remains unclear whether it will ever exist).

[xzmattzx]

Nice pictures! I liked the bonus stuff as well.

[SHiRO]

Great views! Been to Paris over a dozen times but never went up the Eiffel Tower, so thanks for these!

[ChrisLA]

Very nice views overlooking Paris a great pick me up today. It is one beautiful city and hopefully I've visit this wonderful place again.

[ColDayMan]

I went up Tour Montparnasse (it was way cheaper) but never went up that Eiffel Tower. But I've been up this one!


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