Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower, Paris' most recognized landmark, built 1887-1889 for the 1889 World's Fair entrance	Eiffel Tower at 324/1063m was the world's tallest building until 1930	Looking up from beneath the Eiffel Tower	Bust of Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923), builder of the Eiffel Tower and contributor to the Statue of Liberty
Stairs up the south pillar of the Eiffel Tower	Climbing the stars in the south pillar of the Eiffel Tower	The line for the elevator was huge so we opted for the stairs	View from the lowest visitor deck of the Eiffel Tower
Golden dome of Napoleon's Tomb at Les Invalides	Max and a telescope at the Eiffel Tower	Pont d'Iéna (Jena Bridge) over the Seine from the first level of the Eiffel Tower	Gallic Warrior on the Jena Bridge by Antoine-Augustin Préault, 1853
Skyscrapers of Paris's La Defense district to the northwest	Exhibit on the Eiffel Tower in Cinema	Exhibit on fireworks launched from the Eiffel Tower	View from the 1st level of the Eiffel Tower northeast to Montmartre
Holy Trinity Cathedral and the Russian Orthodox Spiritual and Cultural Center	View to the east of the 7th Arrondissement of Paris from the 1st level of the Eiffel Tower	Parisians and tourists enjoying the park at the base of the Eiffel Tower	Looking up at the Second Level of the Eiffel Tower from the First
The long line to buy tickets for the elevator up the Eiffel Tower, September 2017	Interior view from the First Level of the Eiffel Tower	Église du Dôme, Tomb of Napoléon, Les Invalides	It's around a 15 minute climb from the First Level to the Second Level of the Eiffel Tower
Champs de Mars from the Second Level of the Eiffel Tower,	Looking at the summit of the Eiffel Tower from the Second Level	Comparison of the Eiffel Tower with the Burj Khalifa in Dubai	For those that took the stairs, there's a wise opportunity to buy lift tickets to the summit
Jena Bridge, Palais de Chaillot and La Défance from the Second Level of the Eiffel Tower	Thankfully Paris has limited the construction of tall buildings outside the city center in areas like La Défence	I bet he's happy we'll take the elevator	Champs du Mars and Tour Montparnasse from the Second Level of the Eiffel Tower
View southeast from the top of the Eiffel Tower to the Tour Montparnasse	École Militaire at the opposite end of the Champs du Mars	Champs du Mars from the top of the Eiffel Tower	Église du Dôme, Les Invalides, from the top of the Eiffel Tower
Église du Dôme, Les Invalides, from the top of the Eiffel Tower	View of Paris looking northeast from the top of the Eiffel Tower	View of Paris looking northeast from the top of the Eiffel Tower	The Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay, two great art museums separated by the River Seine
Shadow of the Eiffel Tower next tot he Seine	The Seine with the Russian Orthodox Cathedral near the top of the shadow	The Arch of Triumph from the Eiffel Tower	View to the east of the 7th Arrondissement of Paris
Pont Alexandre III and the Place de la Concorde from the Eiffel Tower	Avenue Rapp, Paris VIIe	Musée national des arts asiatiques Guimet - National Museum of Asian Art, Place d'Iéna	La Madeleine and Palais Garnier Opera from the Eiffel Tower
The Cathedral of Notre-Dame from the Eiffel Tower	Centre George Pompidou and the green space of the Père Lachaise Cemetery	View north from the Eiffel Tower with the Seine and Arc de Triomphe	Gustave Eiffel's office at the top of his tower
View to the north from the Eiffel Tower, Paris	Palais du Chaillot across the Pont d'Iéna to the Bois de Boulogne	Packed tourist boats on the Seine passing beneath the Eiffel Tower	Palais Galliera Museum, Paris XVIe
View to the north from the Eiffel Tower, Paris	View to the southwest along the Seine from the Eiffel Tower in the afternoon	Tourist boat making a turn around the little Statue of Liberty	The Eiffel Tower gives a bird's eye view of games played at Stade Emile Anthoine
View southeast from the Eiffel Tower	View southeast from the Eiffel Tower	Late afternoon shadow of the Eiffel Tower	Lenghening shadow of the Eiffel Tower
The Basilica of Sacré-Coeur and Montmartre from the 2nd Level of the Eiffel Tower	Les Invalides from the Second Level of the Eiffel Tower	Les Invalides from the First Level of the Eiffel Tower	Comparing the Eiffel Tower to its descendants
Gallic Warrior on the Jena Bridge by Antoine-Augustin Préault, 1853	Eiffel Tower with the Gallic Warrior on the Jena Bridge	Required photo of a visit to Paris	Antoine-Augustin Préault's 1853 horse with the first level of the Eiffel Tower
Port de la Bourdonnais tourist boat quay on the Seine at the Jena Bridge	Bateaux Parisienne dock at the Eiffel Tower, Port de la Bourdonnais	Arab Warrior on the Pont d'Iéna by Jean-Jacques Feuchère, installed in 1853	Eiffel Tower from the Right Bank of the Seine at the Jena Bridge
Eiffel Tower with blue sky in September	Actually a challenging photo to get just 1 Tourist	Great photo spot next to the Jardins du Trocadéro	Eiffel Tower from the Jardins du Trocadéro
Inscription on the east wing of the Palais du Chaillot	French flag over the Palais du Chaillot	Apollon Musagète, 1937, Henri Bouchard, based on a ballet by Igor Stravinsky	Max at the Palais du Chaillot
The Eiffel Tower from the terrace of the Palais du Chaillot	In 2017, Paris was a candidate city for the 2024 Summer Olympics	Olympic Rings with the Eiffel Tower from the Palais du Chaillot	Hercules and the Cretian Bull, 1937, by Albert Pommier, west wing of the Palace of Chaillot
Gilded statue at the Palais du Chaillot with the Eiffel Tower	8 statues at the Palais de Chaillot were commissioned for the 1937 Universal Exhibition	Flora, by Marcel Gimond, Palais du Chaillot	Gilded statue at the Palais du Chaillot with the Eiffel Tower
East Wing of the Palais du Chaillot (the Paris Wing)	Sculpture group on the East Wing of the Palais du Chaillot, Connaissances Humaines-Human Knowledge, Raymond Delamarre