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needed for the new science of radiotelegraphy. Named after its designer, Gustave Eiffel,
the tower is 324m high, including the TV antenna at the tip.
The three levels are open to the public (entrance to the 1st level is included in all ad-
mission tickets), though the top level closes in heavy wind. You can take either the lifts
(east, west and north pillars) or, if you're feeling fit, the stairs in the south pillar up to the
2nd platform. Buy tickets in advance online to avoid monumental queues at the ticket of-
fice.
NEED TO KNOW
to 3rd fl €13.10/9, stairs to 2nd fl €4.50/3; lifts & stairs 9am-midnight mid-
Jun-Aug, lifts 9.30am-11pm, stairs 9.30am-6pm Sep-mid-June;
Champ de
Mars-Tour Eiffel or Bir Hakeim)
Étoile & Champs-Élysées
A dozen avenues radiate out from place de l'Étoile - officially called place Charles
de Gaulle - and first among them is av des Champs-Élysées.
ARC DE TRIOMPHE
Famous Landmark
( viewing platform adult/child €9/free; 10am-10.30 or 11pm; Charles de
Gaulle-Étoile)
Located 2km northwest of place de la Concorde in the middle of
place Charles de Gaulle (or place de l'Étoile), Paris' Triumphal Arch is the world's
largest traffic roundabout. It was commissioned by Napoleon in 1806, but not com-
pleted until 1836. Since 1920, the body of an
Unknown Soldier
from WWI, taken
from Verdun in Lorraine, has lain beneath the arch; his fate and that of countless
others is commemorated by a
memorial flame
that is rekindled each evening
around 6.30pm.
Tickets to the viewing platform of the Arc de Triomphe are sold in the under-
ground passageway that surfaces on the even-numbered side of av des Champs-
Élysées.
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