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Following a day filled with surprises on 28 September 2017, the Eiffel Tower is extending the celebrations marking its 300 millionth visitor with a once-in-a-lifetime photo competition! Up for grabs: an unforgettable trip for two to Paris!

The Eiffel Tower will be now protected by a perimeter for the most part made of ultra-transparent glass. This barrier will ensure visitor security without obstructing the historic view of the Tower from afar.

In May, the Eiffel Tower will welcome you everyday from 9:30 am to 11:45 pm. In order to make you enjoy it even more, the Eiffel Tower will welcome you from 9 :30 am to 12 :45 pm, from May 5th to May 7th and from May 25th to May 27th.

From March 22nd through May 10th, 2017, the Tower’s visitors will get to see the single-hulled vessel both in the context of its greatest races, and in its current mission: to collect donations for, and raise public awareness of, the work of Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque.

At the request of the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, the Eiffel Tower lights will be symbolically turned off tonight, December 14th, to demonstrate the support of Paris to the besieged inhabitants of the city of Aleppo in Syria.

From the 15 December 2016 to the 19 February 2017, the ice skating rink will be located on the 1st floor of the tower and features the colours of the World Ice Hockey Champions.

On the occasion of La Nuit blanche (the White Night) on Saturday 1 October, the Eiffel Tower unveils a monumental 700m2 fresco painted on the ground under the 4 feet of the Tower by urban American artist Cleon Peterson.

As requested by the Mayor of Paris and in solidarity with Belgian people, we will lit the Eiffel Tower in the colors of the Belgium flag every night until March 27th from nightfall to 1:00 am

Nearly 1,000 people venture up there every day: perched at 57m above street level, with fantastic views of Paris, the 190 sq m skating rink at the Eiffel Tower will now be open until 6 March !

Each night from December 6 to December 12, the Eiffel Tower partners with French artist Yann Toma,to transform the Eiffel Tower into an immense energy antenna.

Earth Crisis is a giant sphere suspended between the first and second levels of the Eiffel Tower taking the environment as its subject. It can be seen until Dec11 and is a powerful artistic gesture for Paris as the host of the COP21 United Nations Conference on Climate Change.

At the request of the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, the Eiffel Tower will remain in the dark throughout the coming night in sign of mourning.