Eiffel Tower

No trip to Paris would be complete without a visit to the Eiffel Tower, the most iconic symbol of Paris. You take an elevator up to any of three levels, but when we were there, the summit was closed, so we went to the second level and enjoyed the view.

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Looking north

 

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Looking west over the Pont d’lena to the Palais de Chaillot

 

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Looking east at the Parc du Champ de Mars to the École Militaire, with the Tour Montparnasse rising in the background

 

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Intricate patterns of steel