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From a distance it is a silhouette; inside, the beams, rivets, platforms and lift routes make its engineering part of the experience. Built for the 1889 World's Fair, it remains both a working visitor attraction and a particularly visible piece of nineteenth-century construction.\n\nThe floors offer different kinds of visit. The first level brings the structure close, with a glass-floor section that changes the view down towards the ground. The second floor opens a wider panorama across the Seine and the city, while still keeping the tower's framework around the visitor. The summit is a further stage, with its own lift journey and a more elevated outlook.\n\nThat makes the destination on the ticket a real choice. A second-floor visit is a complete experience of its own, especially for visitors interested in the structure and the closer city views. The summit adds a different perspective and the preserved setting of Gustave Eiffel's office. Access can depend on operating and weather conditions, so the higher level is not simply an unrestricted continuation of every ticket.\n\nStairs offer another relationship with the monument on the route to the second floor, while lift access makes the journey more contained. The actual access product determines which of these is included. Security screening and the internal queues are part of reaching the platforms, separate from the walk to the site.\n\nFood has several forms within the tower, from takeaway options to the restaurants on its levels. Le Jules Verne on the second floor is a distinct dining visit with its own arrival and booking conditions. 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Last-minute stair tickets to the second floor are another possible option. Online lift tickets normally release sixty days ahead." } } ] } ] } ], "editorialMarkdown": "[View next **Jardin des Serres d’Auteuil**]()\n\n## Eiffel Tower\n\nParis views from the tower, with a choice of floors and access methods.\n\n[Plan this experience]()\n\n[Explore the story]()\n\nCost **Admission options**\n\nTime to allow **Allow 2–3 hours, including queues**\n\nPlace **Champ de Mars, Paris**\n\n01 / The experience\n\n### A monument experienced from within.\n\nThe Eiffel Tower changes character as soon as the visit moves beneath its iron structure. From a distance it is a silhouette; inside, the beams, rivets, platforms and lift routes make its engineering part of the experience. Built for the 1889 World's Fair, it remains both a working visitor attraction and a particularly visible piece of nineteenth-century construction.\n\n#### First floor, second floor or summit\n\nThe floors offer different kinds of visit. The first level brings the structure close, with a glass-floor section that changes the view down towards the ground. The second floor opens a wider panorama across the Seine and the city, while still keeping the tower's framework around the visitor. The summit is a further stage, with its own lift journey and a more elevated outlook.\n\nThat makes the destination on the ticket a real choice. A second-floor visit is a complete experience of its own, especially for visitors interested in the structure and the closer city views. The summit adds a different perspective and the preserved setting of Gustave Eiffel's office. Access can depend on operating and weather conditions, so the higher level is not simply an unrestricted continuation of every ticket.\n\n#### Stairs, lifts and dining inside the tower\n\nStairs offer another relationship with the monument on the route to the second floor, while lift access makes the journey more contained. The actual access product determines which of these is included. Security screening and the internal queues are part of reaching the platforms, separate from the walk to the site.\n\nFood has several forms within the tower, from takeaway options to the restaurants on its levels. [Le Jules Verne]() on the second floor is a distinct dining visit with its own arrival and booking conditions. For an ordinary tower visit, the enduring appeal is the sequence itself: seeing the construction from below, moving through it and then watching the city spread out beyond the ironwork.\n\n![Eiffel Tower, Paris]()\n\nCulture & landmarks **Eiffel Tower** Paris\n\nIn pictures\n\n### The full gallery.\n\n02 / The essentials\n\n### Eiffel Tower: visit essentials\n\n1. 01\n\n Champ de Mars\n2. 02\n\n Allow 2–3 hours, including queues\n3. 03\n\n Confirm your ticket time, security instructions and the tower’s opening calendar. Summit access can be limited by conditions.\n\n04 / Before you go\n\n### Plan your visit\n\nParis views from the tower, with a choice of floors and access methods.\n\n#### Admission\n\nCheck the current admission price and ticket options before booking.\n\n[Check admission]()\n\n#### Choose your visit\n\nConfirm your ticket time, security instructions and the tower’s opening calendar. Summit access can be limited by conditions.\n\nOpening and service times can change on public holidays.\n\n#### Arrival & access\n\nThe pin identifies the tower site. Follow the official south/east garden entrance and security instructions applicable to your ticket.\n\n5 avenue Anatole France, Champ de Mars, 75007 Paris\n\nCheck the tower’s accessible-floor guidance before choosing a ticket; do not assume the summit is wheelchair accessible.\n\nAt the summit, Gustave Eiffel’s office display is viewed through windows; visitors do not enter the room. Summit access requires the appropriate ticket.\n\n[Get directions]()\n\n#### Plan admission\n\nBuy through the tower’s official website. Check floor access, lift or stair entitlements, age bands and cancellation terms.\n\nBook Madame Brasserie separately from a general tower visit; check which floor access your restaurant booking includes.\n\n[Plan your visit]()\n\n05 / Where it is\n\n### Find it\nand what’s nearby.\n\nExplore around Eiffel Tower\n\n The map will load when you reach it.\n\nContinue exploring\n\n### More of Paris, around your visit.\n\n#### Continue your Paris day\n\n- [Le Jules Verne]()\n- [All Paris sights and neighbourhoods]()\n- [Paris cafés, restaurants and food stops]()\n\n#### Plan your Paris visit\n\n- [Paris city guide]()\n- [Choose a Paris city day]()\n- [Find a Paris hotel]()\n- [Plan Métro and walking journeys]()\n- [Build your saved itinerary]()\n\n06 / Good to know\n\n### Eiffel Tower: frequently asked questions\n\n01 Can I upgrade an Eiffel Tower second-floor ticket to the summit once inside?\n\nNo. You choose the destination when buying the ticket, and a second-floor ticket cannot be topped up with an additional summit ticket during the visit.\n\n02 Can I visit the Eiffel Tower if online lift tickets are sold out?\n\nThe official on-site ticket office can still sell tickets for immediate same-day use, subject to attendance. Last-minute stair tickets to the second floor are another possible option. Online lift tickets normally release sixty days ahead.\n\nContinue exploring\n\n### Make Paris\nyour own.\n\n[Visit the official site]()[← All things to do]()\n\nOpening hours, prices and access change. Confirm details on the official site before visiting." }