Paris · 7ᵉ arrondissement
The Eiffel Tower,
in your pocket.
An independent visitor guide to Paris's most famous landmark — history, tickets, opening hours, and the fastest ways to get there.
Quick facts
- Height
- 330 m
- Opened
- 31 Mar 1889
- Floors
- 3 visitor levels
- Visitors / yr
- ≈ 7 million
Paris's iron lady, still stealing the show
Built for the 1889 World's Fair and almost torn down twenty years later, the Eiffel Tower in Paris has become the most-visited paid monument on Earth. Whether you're planning a first trip or your fifth, this guide gives you the essentials in plain English — no fluff, no upsell.