Reach for the Skies of Paris

Make reference to France travel and the name Paris75 stories. The highest structure in Paris, the Eiffel
comes up right away. Paris is known to the rest of thetower is the second highest structure in the entirety of
world for its grandiose landmark the Eiffel tower. BuiltFrance.
in between 1887 to 1889 the Eiffel tower is one of theThe authorities of France in charge of maintaining the
most recognizable monuments in France, a symboltower present the services of a website that can
that attracts people from the world over to Paris.attest to be a blessing for travellers from other
Located beside the Seine river, which is considered tocountries. The website gives accurate rates for
be the lifeline of the city of Paris, the Eiffel tower wassightseeing and also gives the background of the
intended and built by an engineer called Gustave Eiffel,construction of the tower. There are distinct rates for
after whom, the tower has been named.adults and children as well as exclusive concessions
The tower built a century after the French revolution, inthat are available for the disabled.
order to celebrate the centenary of the period markingSince the connoisseurs of France travel are diverse
occasion, sums up to most Frenchmen, and the idealsso are the rates for the elevators that vary as one
of the French Revolution liberty, equality and fraternity.rises up the tower with the standard rates for adults
History of France states that the tower wasat the 1st story being 42 euros while the 2nd floor can
inaugurated on the 31st of march 1889 and opened tobe assessed at a rate of 77 euro for an adult. The top
the public on May, 6th of the same year. However, it islevel of this visual delight of France travel can be
the Eiffel tower that symbolizes Paris as a touristreached by the elevator at a rate of 110 euro. The
destination nowadays, the construction of the towertower is fully equipped with facilities that can help the
had met with a stiff resistance from the intellectuals asdisabled access to its height and share the beauty of
well as the regular Frenchman during its beginnings.the city of Paris. Lifts and turnstiles are easily available
A number of Frenchmen questioned the judgment ofthat can help people with reduced mobile abilities to
the people who had thought of the idea of the toweraccess the tower. The top level is however not
in the creation period, calling it an eyesore and aaccessible to people with disabilities as in case of
misuse of public finances and wealth. One of theseemergency evacuations it might be difficult for these
protestors, the renowned writer Guy de Maupassant ispeople to exit from the tower safely. For a summary
thought to have eaten at one specific restaurantof the visit to the Eiffel tower make sure to stopover
everyday as, he claimed, it was the only restaurant inAltitude 95, the restaurant located on the first level of
Paris that spared him the torture of viewing the tower!the Eiffel tower. Needless to say that France travel
The tower, a milestone of France travel was theremains incomplete without this historical beauty. So
tallest structure in the world at the time of itsheres wishing you a visit that just soars with fun!
construction and measures 300m high containing about