new look in sight
The Eiffel Tower is modernized by the demands of the times, especially for the sake of safety, and with an eye on the 2024 Olympic Games to be held in Paris.
Therefore, in November 2017 it was launched to reform its facilities and rethink its visiting routes in a project with which the monument is valued and seeks to comply with the aforementioned international safety standards.
Changes for security
So far the first phase has been completed with modification of access for visitors. Since last March, tourists have to stroll through the historic gardens that surround it to get to the checkout area. About two green hectares, with two lakes inside, and which are part of the protected landscaped spaces. Admission to them is free.
Furthermore, in the East-West axis glass security posts have been placed , within the framework of an extensive glass wall three meters high that runs the Quai Branly along 224.8 meters and the Avenue Gustave Eiffel (226.6 meters), completely surrounding the tower. It is transparent and reinforced with anti-moon pylons.
The objective "It is to maintain, in an aesthetic way, the device installed for the celebration of the Eurocopa 2016" , they explain from the Exploitation Society of the Eiffel Tower in a press release.
New access controls