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Reach for the Skies of Paris

Make reference to France travel and the namecontaining about 75 stories. The highest
Paris comes up right away. Paris is known tostructure in Paris, the Eiffel tower is the
the rest of the world for its grandiosesecond highest structure in the entirety of
landmark the Eiffel tower. Built in betweenFrance.
1887 to 1889 the Eiffel tower is one of the
most recognizable monuments in France, aThe authorities of France in charge of
symbol that attracts people from the worldmaintaining the tower present the services of
over to Paris. Located beside the Seinea website that can attest to be a blessing
river, which is considered to be the lifelinefor travellers from other countries. The
of the city of Paris, the Eiffel tower waswebsite gives accurate rates for sightseeing
intended and built by an engineer calledand also gives the background of the
Gustave Eiffel, after whom, the tower hasconstruction of the tower. There are distinct
been  named.rates for adults and children as well as
exclusive concessions that are available for
The tower built a century after the Frenchthe  disabled.
revolution, in order to celebrate the
centenary of the period marking occasion,Since the connoisseurs of France travel are
sums up to most Frenchmen, and the ideals ofdiverse so are the rates for the elevators
the French Revolution liberty, equality andthat vary as one rises up the tower with the
fraternity. History of France states that thestandard rates for adults at the 1st story
tower was inaugurated on the 31st of marchbeing 42 euros while the 2nd floor can be
1889 and opened to the public on May, 6th ofassessed at a rate of 77 euro for an adult.
the same year. However, it is the EiffelThe top level of this visual delight of
tower that symbolizes Paris as a touristFrance travel can be reached by the elevator
destination nowadays, the construction of theat a rate of 110 euro. The tower is fully
tower had met with a stiff resistance fromequipped with facilities that can help the
the intellectuals as well as the regulardisabled access to its height and share the
Frenchman  during  its  beginnings.beauty of the city of Paris. Lifts and
turnstiles are easily available that can help
A number of Frenchmen questioned the judgmentpeople with reduced mobile abilities to
of the people who had thought of the idea ofaccess the tower. The top level is however
the tower in the creation period, calling itnot accessible to people with disabilities as
an eyesore and a misuse of public financesin case of emergency evacuations it might be
and wealth. One of these protestors, thedifficult for these people to exit from the
renowned writer Guy de Maupassant is thoughttower safely. For a summary of the visit to
to have eaten at one specific restaurantthe Eiffel tower make sure to stopover
everyday as, he claimed, it was the onlyAltitude 95, the restaurant located on the
restaurant in Paris that spared him thefirst level of the Eiffel tower. Needless to
torture of viewing the tower! The tower, asay that France travel remains incomplete
milestone of France travel was the tallestwithout this historical beauty. So heres
structure in the world at the time of itswishing you a visit that just soars with fun!
construction and measures 300m high



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