tour eiffel 12 agosto 2023

Eiffel Tower Tickets with Exclusive Summit Access

Enhance your eiffel tower experience accessing the elevator and marvel at panoramic views of paris.

Eager to see Paris’ enchanting skyline from above? That's why we have designed an Eiffel Tower tour to whisk you up to the summit platform for a breathtaking view of Paris' landmarks. Through our partnership with the Eiffel Tower, we have privileged access to the tower's second floor via elevator, granting you entry to the summit platform as well.

• Eiffel Tower tickets
• Meet your tour host
• Look through the glass floors
• Picture-perfect moment
• Explore all floors up to the summit
• Take your time to admire Paris views

By securing your ticket in advance, you guarantee yourself a coveted spot to admire Pairs from an exclusive viewpoint. After meeting your friendly host at the designated meeting spot near the entrance, you’ll pass through security together.

Ask your knowledgeable host any questions, then set off to explore the Eiffel Tower at your own leisure. Skip the endless stairs and take the elevator up to the second floor. From there, continue up to the summit platform and admire the magnificent panorama of the city below for as long as you desire.

Eiffel Tower Elevator Ticket with Summit Access  

Your 2-hour Eiffel Tower tour includes:

Guidance through Eiffel Tower security

Elevator ticket to the second floor

Host to lead you through security

Summit access with regular tickets

Admire Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysées, Notre Dame, and more from above

Time to visit the museum, shops, and restaurants located within the Eiffel Tower

Meet Tour Host Near the Eiffel Tower

After meeting your tour escort at the designated meeting spot and receiving your Eiffel Tower ticket, you’ll walk together to the entrance. Pass through security stress-free, and head to the elevator to begin your journey up the Eiffel Tower. Before stepping inside and being left to explore the Eiffel Tower independently, your host will share some interesting facts and gladly answer any questions.

Eiffel Tower Second Floor

A quick elevator ride brings you to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower, where you’ll be treated to the first of many breathtaking views. Stroll along the spacious observation deck and watch the panorama of Paris unfold before you, and see if you can spot the Arc de Triomphe, Notre-Dame Cathedral, and the Louvre below.

Don’t forget to visit the exhibits detailing the tower's history and engineering marvels–and if you’re hungry, stop by one of the various snack bars to treat yourself to a drink or nibble with a view. While you could stay here all day, the next part of your Eiffel Tower experience promises to be even more magnificent.

Eiffel Tower Summit Platform

With your summit ticket ready, hop in line and catch the elevator to the top of the Eiffel Tower. Immediately upon stepping outside, you’ll discover just how far Paris stretches out around you. Feel free to linger up here as long as you’d like, and if you're in the mood to celebrate, opt for a drink at the perfectly-placed champagne bar lingering 906 feet above the city.

After you've soaked up the stunning scenery, make your way to the Eiffel Tower's first floor, where you'll discover a small museum about the tower and a glass floor perched 187 feet above the ground. Once you're done, head down to the ground floor and carry on with your exciting Parisian journey!

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Anna our guide was fantastic! She went out of her way to guide and inform us. At one point in line it started to rain and she gave her hat to my wife to keep her dry! Now that’s service! And to top it off she was very pleasant and enthusiastic!

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Frequently Asked Questions

What to bring?

It's always smart to wear comfortable shoes since you'll be on your feet for most of the tour. A good camera and a water bottle are also recommended.

It's always smart to wear comfortable shoes since you'll be on your feet for most of the tour. A good camera and a water bottle are also recommended.

Can we go to the summit with this ticket?

Yes, these tickets will grant access to the summit.

Is lunch or dinner included in the price of the tour?

No, but you'll have time to find delicious food during or after the tour. Hot food and snacks are available for purchase throughout the Eiffel Tower, and your guide is sure to point you in the right direction too.

What is the cancellation policy for this tour?

Due to the nature of this tour, a 50% cancellation fee will be applied for any cancellations made more than 24 hours in advance. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide refunds for cancellations made within 24 hours of the tour.

Yes, take the stairs on your way down if you are in reasonably good shape. This will save you time waiting for the elevator and improve your experience overall.

Is the elevator included?

Does the host enter with us?

No, the host will lead you through security checks, up to the entrance.

Is this tour run by the Tour Guy?

No, this tour is operated by one of our trusted and vetted partners in Paris.

What if I have concerns about my mobility on this tour?

If you have any doubts about your mobility, please let us know beforehand. The Eiffel Tower is wheelchair accessible only up to the second floor, and arriving at the summit may take some maneuvering around other visitors and into a small elevator.

Is it possible The Tour Guy will change this Eiffel Tower tour time?

No, once you’ve booked your chosen time to visit, it is not possible to reschedule the tour. Tickets are sold with a specific time frame to visit, and in case of delay, your access is no longer guaranteed.

Is there a dress code to enter the Eiffel Tower?

There is no dress code at the Eiffel Tower, but we recommend comfortable clothing for your visit. Keep in mind that you’ll be exposed to the elements throughout the tour.

What if I'm nervous about heights but really want to go on the Eiffel Tower?

We understand it can be a little scary for anyone concerned about heights. Fortunately, there are heavy-duty fences around each level to keep people secure. In addition, you can step inside the enclosed inner areas of the Eiffel Tower if you need to take a break from being on the outer floor.

Can I bring my kids, and do I have to pay for them?

Kids four years and older are welcome on our Eiffel Tower Ticket with Summit Access by Elevator tour and will be charged the same rate as adults.

Does this tour include hotel pickup?

No, hotel pickup is not included on this tour. You'll meet your guide at the designated meeting point.

Where does this tour end?

This tour ends at the base of the Eiffel Tower. You’re welcome to stay as long as you like and head to one of the restaurants or snack bars.

What should I bring?

Free 24-hr cancellation on group tours! Learn more

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• MONUMENTAL TOUR CÉLÈBRE EIFFEL: a unique electro show at the Eiffel Tower

a unique electro show at the Eiffel Tower with Michael Canitrot to mark the centenary of Gustave Eiffel's death.

Monumental eiffel tower.

To mark the centenary of Gustave Eiffel's death, the Eiffel Tower has teamed up with artist Michael Canitrot for a unique artistic collaboration, offering a rediscovery of the monument through a unique fusion of heritage, electronic music and artistic performance. On December 27, 2023, the anniversary of Gustave Eiffel's death, this audio-visual concert will be broadcast on television and social networks. This collaboration brings to a close an exceptional year punctuated by events paying tribute to Gustave Eiffel and his work.

After the success of five sold-out dates for his Monumental Tour project, including performances at Nancy's Place Stanislas in front of more than 22,000 people and the first date in Italy at Genoa's Palazzo Ducale in front of more than 10,000 people, DJ and producer Michael Canitrot closes 2023 on a high note with this unprecedented performance in the heart of the Eiffel Tower.

For this exceptional show, Michael Canitrot will present an unprecedented artistic performance on the monument: a spellbinding DJ set oscillating between melodic techno and progressive house, accompanied by a grandiose light show with the participation of several guest artists including the "Spectre" choir, Yana Mann, mezzo-soprano singer, Ablaye Diop contemporary dancer passionate about electronic music and Yann Dulché, pianist fusing electro beats and classical notes. Award-winning actor Philippe Torreton will lend his voice to Gustave Eiffel, offering a moving interpretation to guide spectators on this sonic and visual journey. An original creation that puts the monument in a new light, while paying tribute to Gustave Eiffel's audacity and creative genius.

The "Monumental Tour célèbre Eiffel" show will be broadcast on December 27, 2023, the anniversary of Gustave Eiffel's death, at 9pm as a preview on the Youtube and Facebook pages of Michael Canitrot and the Eiffel Tower, before its televised broadcast on the CSTAR channel at 10:50pm. Lasting 50 minutes, the program will then be broadcast on C8 and available for replay on MyCanal, the Canal+ group's channel platform.


• The Eiffel Tower

  Official Eiffel Tower Ticket Office

The Eiffel Tower will be open during the Olympic Games except on July 26. Exceptionally, tickets for visits from June 17 will go on sale later than usual (instead of 60 days before the day of the visit). No tickets for this summer (including during the Olympic Games) are currently on sale, so do not buy tickets from websites promoting such offers. Keep an eye on our official online ticket office.

• Contact information

When do you want to visit the Eiffel Tower?

How many tickets do you need.

Young (12-24 years)

Children (4-11 years old)

Small children (younger than 4 years old)

Disabled individuals

RSA (earned income supplement) recipients

An order may include a maximum of 9 tickets

An order may only contain a maximum of 5 children’s tickets (4 years or younger)

An order may only contain a maximum of 2 RSA (earned income supplement) tickets

An order containing only children’s tickets (-4 years old and 4-11 years old) is not permitted.

“Adult”: Normal rate for adults 25 years old and over.

“Youth (12-24 years old)”: Rate for youth between 12 and 24 years old. Proof of age required.

“Children” (4-11 years old)”: Rate for children between 4-11 years old. Proof of age required. Mandatory purchase of an adult or youth ticket.

“Small children (younger than 4 years old)”: Free for children younger than 4 years old. Ticket and proof of age required. There is no left luggage office available, in particular for strollers.

“RSA (earned income supplement) recipients”: Rate applied to French RSA (earned income supplement) recipients only, available at the Tower's ticket offices.

“Disabled individuals”: Rate for disabled individuals only applicable upon presentation of valid certificate. Access to the Summit and stairs is not permitted for individuals with reduced mobility.

Online help

How much does it cost to visit the eiffel tower.

To check the prices for the Eiffel Tower, please visit this page on the official Eiffel Tower site . The Eiffel Tower online ticket office provides the official prices. The adult price applies to adults 25 years and over.  There are discount rates for young people (12-24 years old), children (4-11 years old) and for those with disabilities. Admission is free for children under 4 years old. The price of the ticket varies upon how you go up (elevator and/or stairs) and the destination (2nd floor or the upper floor) you select. 

The desired visit date is not available, what should I do?

Certain days (weekends, days during peak season between July and August) are in high demand and we sell out quickly, especially for e-tickets for the top floor, which are the most popular. If you are flexible, select another date that is shown as available. The dates marked in orange indicate that the last tickets are available. Lined out or grayed out dates are no longer available. If there is no more online availability, note that tickets to visit the Eiffel Tower are also sold on site at the ticket offices at the monument. Regardless, we sell our tickets online up to 60 days in advance (for lift tickets) and 14 days in advance (for stairs tickets to second floor). If you can, plan your visit well in advance, so you will have the choice of date, destination and time.  

How many tickets can I buy?

On the online ticket shop, you can buy up to 9 tickets for the same order. Groups who want to buy tickets, regardless of the number, must use the ticket office site reserved for groups.

The Eiffel Tower’s online box office allows you to purchase your ticket online for the 2nd floor or the Summit at the official rate. You can purchase individual e-tickets for up to 9 people. Tickets can also be purchased several weeks in advance. With the e-ticket system, experience no lines! You will directly receive your ticket by e-mail so you can print it at home or store it on your smartphone. If e-tickets are sold out for the date/time or destination that you search, it is always possible to purchase tickets on the spot on the day of your visit.  At the scheduled hour, go directly to the lifts or stairs without having to wait at the ticket stands. There are mandatory security checks at the Eiffel Tower’s entrance and before entering one of the pillars.

Tourism professionals, schools, associations:  professional ticketing website .

Destination to the top

An engrossing experience

« The Eiffel Tower Summit »

The most marvelous view of Paris

At the top of the Eiffel Tower, enjoy the highest view of Paris and its surroundings. With its 2 floors (one open-air and the other indoor), experience for yourself the majesty of Paris from all angles: witness the most eye-catching architectural beauties, monuments, and the Seine.

The office of Gustave Eiffel

At the top of the Tower, you will also discover a reconstitution of Gustave Eiffel’s office, the Tower’s creator. With its wax models, this scene depicts Gustave Eiffel and his daughter Claire receiving the famous American inventor, Thomas Edison.

Destination to 2nd floor

At the heart of the Tower :

« The Eiffel Tower’s 2nd floor »

The most all-encompassing experience

On the 2nd floor, you’ll be transported with amazement: With several monoculars located on both levels, Paris and its monuments will offer a scintillating pleasure to your delighted eyes. Take advantage of the large selection of activities, boutiques and restaurants!

Be at the forefront of a spectacular lighting show

During evening visits, the 2nd floor is the best spot to be to witness the Tower and its magnificent lit structure. Also don’t forget, Paris is the “City of Lights.” On the 2nd floor, you’ll have a front row seat for an unforgettable moment of scintillation at all hours!

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Exhibit & new tours at the Eiffel Tower

To mark the 100th anniversary of Gustave Eiffel’s death, the Eiffel Tower is holding special events and has created new tours for visitors to enjoy.

“Savin Yeatman-Eiffel, the great-great-great-grandson of Gustave Eiffel, has designed a major exhibition titled Eiffel, Higher and Higher, which retraces the incredible technical and aesthetic challenges that Gustave Eiffel had to face to see his project through and presents his battle against competing designs for towers, now forgotten… The exhibition is the highlight of this anniversary year and can be visited freely and without charge on the esplanade of the Eiffel Tower, from summer through the end of 2023, to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the death of Gustave Eiffel on December 27.” See full release below.

New tours introduced this summer:

“Since June 1, 2023, visitors to the Eiffel Tower can explore the monument and expand their knowledge with an official tour guide. Provided by a team of specially trained tour guides – true Eiffel Tower ambassadors – these 90-minute tours reveal the Iron Lady’s many secrets. Discover the key steps in its construction and the intricate mechanics of its elevators. Savor its architectural details and revel in little anecdotes about the day-to-day running of the great Parisian landmark.” Details in the full release below.

And last, but not least:

The "Grand Tour" Exclusive visits of the Eiffel Tower

Discover the exclusive visits «à la carte» of the Tower Accompanied by a member of the Eiffel Tower’s staff, your visit will include priority access right up to the top. In addition, to a guided tour of the Tower and a presentation of its history, your guide will reveal life behind the scenes of the greatest French monument for an exceptional visit with family or friends. Details & contact available in flyer below. For details, click here.

Press contact: Samira CHABRI Media Relations Manager [email protected] Tel: +33 (0)1 87 89 44 42 /+ 33 (0)6 76 23 07 40

Eiffel – Higher and higher

In 2023 on the esplanade of the Eiffel Tower

April 18th until Sept. 30th 2024 at the Tallinn TV Tower

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Although we all take the Eiffel Tower for granted today, we mustn’t forget the major aesthetic and technological turning point it represented at the time, and the thousands of obstacles Gustave Eiffel had to overcome to build what would be his masterpiece, and defend it against very determined opponents and against rival tower projects, now forgotten, that threatened to be completed before his, or be even higher.

To mark the centenary of the death of this great engineer, entrepreneur, and scientist, the UNESCO supported exhibition: Eiffel – Higher and higher , invites you to explore the incredible race to build higher and higher in which Gustave Eiffel was the main contender, and rediscover his work in a brand new light. 

The rich iconography, including archives which have never been shown publicly before, allowed its curator, Savin Yeatman-Eiffel, and the artists of studio Sav! The World, to create dynamic visual compositions aimed as much towards history buffs as the general public.

The exhibition first opened in Paris on the esplanade of the Eiffel Tower from July 11th 2023 to January 11th 2024 with, among others,  the support of the Eiffel Tower (SETE) and the Association of the Descendants of Gustave Eiffel (ADGE). It is now ready to travel to other locations, including the Tallinn TV Tower from April 2024.

Opening of the exhibition at the Tallinn TV Tower!

Exhibition coming to the Tallinn TV Tower starting April 18th 2024!

“Eiffel – Higher and Higher” conferences in Canada

“Eiffel, the Towers’ War”, directed by the curator of the exhibition, airing on ARTE!

Exhibition catalogue now sold in the most famous museums of Paris!

“Eiffel – Higher and higher” lecture at the prestigious Sorbonne University

“Eiffel’s race to the top”, directed by the exhibition’s curator, airing on PBS in the USA!

Exhibition catalogue now sold in the official shops of the Eiffel Tower!

Exhibition catalogue now available!

High attendance of the exhibition during European Heritage Days

Official opening of “Eiffel, higher and higher” at the Eiffel Tower!

Photo booth “Eiffel, higher and higher” on the first floor of the Tower

Completion of the installation and first visitors

Laying the exhibition’s panels

Building the exhibition’s wall

Unloading the massive concrete blocks on the Eiffel Tower’s esplanade

Dates & locations

We will inform you here of the upcoming locations and dates of the exhibition and its related events:

• The exhibition at the Tallinn TV Tower, Estonia (04/18/2024～09/30/2024)
• The exhibition on the esplanade of the Eiffel Tower in Paris (07/11/2023～01/11/2024)
• Eiffel, Higher and higher conferences in Canada (11/30/2023)
• Eiffel, Higher and higher lecture at the Sorbonne University, Bachelard amphitheater (10/26/2023)
• Eiffel - Higher and higher conferences in the salon Gustave Eiffel of the Eiffel Tower (05/10/2023)

French public broadcaster France 2 highlights “Eiffel – Higher and higher”!

RFI news report on the exhibition “Higher and Higher”

Exhibition curator interviewed in Historia magazine’s Gustave Eiffel special issue

Main Parisian websites write about the exhibition! (October update)

Leading Korean monthly “Monthly Chosun” writes about the exhibition!

France24’s show “France in Focus” shot at the exhibition!

Spanish public channel RTVE reports on the exhibition

The catalogue of the exhibition Eiffel – Higher and higher is now available on our site.

With 64 pages ; texts in French, English and Spanish ; and more than 150 illustrations – a large number of which published for the very first time, it’s a must have for all fans of Gustave Eiffel and his famous tower!

Journalist, visitor, or organization interested in hosting the exhibition, please leave us your message below:

Article posted on : 07/03/2024

2023 annual results

– 2023 annual results – Staying the course in a complex environment

The Board of Directors of Société de la Tour Eiffel, meeting on 7 March 2024, approved the annual and consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023. The audit procedures for these financial statements have been completed, and the corresponding reports are in the process of being issued.

“2023 was a decidedly difficult year for the real estate sector, which, like many others, was penalised by an unstable macroeconomic environment and high interest rates, particularly in the second half. Against this backdrop, Société de la Tour Eiffel continued to adapt its portfolio prudently and consistently, in line with its roadmap.

On the back of the first transformations initiated in 2022, we were able to maintain dynamic activity, notably through the launch of major, innovative development projects, and always with a keen awareness of the social, economic and environmental challenges facing the real estate sector and the regions in which we operate. Driven by resilient fundamentals and highly committed teams, Société de la Tour Eiffel intends to stay the course in order to secure its rental flows, optimise its operations and thus effectively achieve the sustainable transformation of its portfolio,”  said Christel Zordan, Chief Executive Officer of Société de la Tour Eiffel.

Continued measured implementation of the roadmap, adapted to a volatile environment…

• Asset value down on a like-for-like scope, by 9.0% to €1.7bn
• €54.2m in disposals carried out with a view towards transforming the portfolio
• €126m in acquisitions and developments of assets with sound fundamentals
• Loan-to-value ratio (LTV) under control at 43.3%
• €450m in drawdown capacity
• EPRA NTA of €40.8 per share, marked by the decline in portfolio value
• Net Initial Yield EPRA Topped-up: 4.6%

… with a view to transforming the portfolio and returning to sustainable growth

• Gross rental income of €83.1m, up 3.5% on a like-for-like basis, driven by indexation
• 98% of 2023 rents collected to date
• Occupancy rate EPRA stable at 78.0% (vs 78.1%)
• Cost of debt down sharply at 1.22% thanks to interest rate hedging
• Recurring net profit (EPRA earnings) of €45.8m, or €1.95 per share, boosted by financial income
• Recurring cash flow per share of €2.03 (vs €1.83)

Update on the roadmap – Rollout adapted to the environment

Two years ago, Société de la Tour Eiffel unveiled a new roadmap to transform its asset portfolio in order to keep pace with social change in the short and long term. This transformation is reflected in a balanced focus on new asset classes with more mixed-use profiles (mixed-use urban projects, commercial assets, managed residential property, local logistics) and a presence in major regional cities, while maintaining its commitment to quality and environmental performance.

The Company’s evolution has been accomplished using several tools: disposal of buildings that no longer suit the Group’s new challenges, developments and redevelopments (some already identified others for the future), improved environmental performance of buildings, and investments in assets that are sustainably in tune with their market.

Moving towards greater responsibility

Société de la Tour Eiffel has made significant progress in terms of CSR, focusing on reducing its environmental footprint and making its assets more resilient to climate change. Its efforts include the complete collection of energy data and the target of reducing energy consumption by 25% between 2017 and 2030.

Within the workforce, 89% of employees have been trained on ESG challenges, and the company scored 98 on the Egapro professional equality index. On governance, the focus has been placed on anti-corruption, with training for all employees. These initiatives have been recognised with prestigious awards (EPRA sBPR Gold, EthiFinance Platinum, GRESB 4 stars, EcoVadis Platinum), highlighting the company’s commitment to sustainable and ethical practices.

Disposal of buildings not suiting to the Group’s challenges

Despite the fact that the property investment market has come to a virtual standstill, the Group was able to sell 4 assets for €54.2m in 2023, at prices in line with their latest appraisal values. Portfolio rotation is one of the pillars of our roadmap, and the slowdown in recent months is tending to draw out its implementation.

Identifying current and future internal developments

Work began last summer on the EvasYon development in Lyon (formerly Lyon Dauphiné), a mixed-use project comprising a 5,000 sqm office building and a 5,500 sqm co-living building. Completion of the structural work is underway, with completion scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2024. The co-living building was fully let with the signing of a 12-year off-plan lease agreement (BEFA) with a specialised operator.

At the Parc du Golf in Aix-en-Provence, construction began last summer on Jade, a 3,800 sqm office building. Structural work is underway, with completion scheduled for the first quarter of 2025.

At Puteaux, on the banks of the river Seine just outside the La Défense district, the Group has obtained final planning permission to build a 9,700 sqm office building. Work began in September 2023 and the demolition of the existing superstructure is underway; completion is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2025.

In the Eiffel Nanterre Seine park, on available land, the Company has begun development work on Nanturra, a 5,400 sqm multi-storey business hotel under the proprietary LILK brand. This multi-purpose building concept is designed to meet the need for business space and last-mile logistics near urban centres, while incorporating key CSR issues. A second similar 7,580 sqm project has been launched at the Syrah site in Bobigny. Completion is scheduled for this summer and the first quarter of 2025 respectively.

The Aubervilliers site, which was freed-up in 2021, is ideally suited for an ambitious redevelopment project in line with the roadmap’s mixed-use objective. In the meantime, the site is hosting Poush – France’s first ever artist incubator project – turning it into an innovative and creative cultural space that will help project the image of Aubervilliers and the Greater Paris area.

These six projects are perfect examples of the property company’s value creation strategy and are driving the development plan as administrative authorisations are obtained. The five projects launched (EvasYon, Puteaux, Nanturra, Syrah and Jade) represent a total of €10.5m in potential rental income.

Investments in properties in phase with their market

In 2023, the Group completed three acquisitions. The first, a restructured 2,750 sqm office building in the Bastille district in Paris, is fully let to TeamTO, an independent French animation studio, and TV and film producer, for a fixed term of nine years. The second, a restructured 1,325 sqm office building, is located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. It is fully let to Morning Coworking, a major player in coworking that already operates some 40 locations in Paris and Neuilly-sur-Seine, for a fixed term of 12 years. Lastly, an off-plan purchase of 4,500 sqm of offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux (completion mid-2025) has been pre-let for 10 years, including 9 years firm, to Les Nouveaux Constructeurs. The foundations have been completed, with handover scheduled for the third quarter of 2025.

In addition, the foundations of the “Manufacture” in Lyon, a 4,000 sqm mixed-use, reversible office/housing/retail development, purchased off-plan, are also nearing completion, with handover scheduled for the third quarter of 2025.

These investments fit with the strategy to transform the portfolio, with a focus on high-quality locations, secure rental income and high-environmental performance buildings.

A portfolio being transformed…

As of 31 December 2023, property values totalled €1,717m: 79% in offices (€1,357m), 10% in business/logistics premises (€176m), 9% in mixed-use (€156m) with a still marginal presence in managed residential properties. All these properties are located in France, including 75% in Greater Paris (€1,289m). As part of the Group’s ongoing efforts to enhance the quality of its portfolio, 79% of assets have been environmentally certified or are eligible for certification.

… to address major letting issues…

Deals were signed covering nearly €12m in annualised rents during the period, breaking down as €3.6m in new leases and €8.3m rolled over. Highlights included renegotiations with the Ministry of the Interior (10,390 sqm) in Asnières and ZF Mobility (3,140 sqm) in Puteaux, the signing of leases with Infratel Services (2,600 sqm) in Nanterre and Pro Distribution (2,336 sqm) in Sèvres, as well as the vacating of Avis (2,100 sqm) in Puteaux and the reduction in floor space at Baxter (2,900 sqm) in Guyancourt, resulting in the net loss of €2.7m in annualised rental income.

As of 31 December 2023, the financial occupancy rate (EPRA) was stable at 78.0% (vs 78.1% as of end-2022), and the average term and firm lease periods were 5.5 years and 3.1 years respectively (vs 5.6 and 3.0 years at the end of 2022). Restated for planned vacancies (redevelopment projects), the occupancy rate was 83.4% (vs. 84.1%).

… and that is productive in occupied properties: 98% of 2023 rents collected

As at the date of this press release, 97.5% of the €84.1m in total rents invoiced in 2023 has already been collected (vs 99.0% in 2022).

This performance is the fruit of the internalised property and rental management model, combining thorough selection with proximity to tenants to build a quality rental foundation.

Monitoring of tenant risk on the basis of Coface and Credit Safe ratings continues to indicate that 80% of the rental base consists of tenants belonging to the top two categories (low or very-low risk), thus demonstrating its resilience.

Increase in EPRA earnings to €2.0 per share, driven by financial income

On a like-for-like scope and excluding exceptional income, gross rental income increased by 3.5%, driven by indexation (+5.2%). The year benefited from the impact of acquisitions (+€2.7m), offsetting the loss of rental income on disposals (-€1.7m). Overall, rental income fell by 1.7% to €83.1m, as the 2022 financial year benefited from exceptional income from Bagneux (indemnity of €5.2m). Net rental income increased by 2.0%, benefiting from the ongoing streamlining of property charges.

Current EBIT came to €52.8m (vs €53.6m), reflecting an increase in operating costs (+€2.1m), in line with the adjustments made to the Group’s structure, and a fall in fees for managing works for lessees.

Financial expense fell to €9.6m (vs €13.9m), with an average interest rate of 1.2% (vs 1.7%). This steep reduction is attributable to the more than favourable effect of hedging against rising interest rates. Part of this hedging, caps that became obsolete with rates close to 0, proved to be one of the main contributors to the change in income, generating exceptional income of €4.0m. Most of these caps were due to expire at the end of 2023. At the same time, the swaps used to maintain a relatively low interest rate will continue paying off until the end of 2024.

After taking into account other income and expenses, taxes and the earnings of companies accounted for using the equity method, EPRA earnings (recurring net profit) stood at €45.8m, or €1.95 per share (after taking into account the cost of perpetual subordinated debt instruments (TSDI) in EPRA earnings per share), or €1.71 stripping out exceptional income from interest rate hedges.

After all EPRA restatement adjustments (allocations, reversals, net gains on disposals and changes in the value of financial instruments), consolidated net income was negative €47.2m, compared with positive €4.0m in 2022.

Recurring cash flow for the period totalled €33.7m, or €2.03 per share (of which €0.24 attributable to exceptional interest income), vs €1.83 in 2022.

Sharp decline in net asset value, reflecting the adjustment in portfolio value

The valuation of the Company’s assets as of 31 December 2023 was down 9.0% on a like-for-like scope compared with the end of 2022, and includes disparities between regions. This decline is the result of the sharp rise in interest rates, which pushed the average capitalisation rate used in the valuations to 5.80% (+45bp vs end-2022). Just under a third of this fall was limited by the effect of improved rental income.

Going concern NAV (EPRA Net Tangible Assets) per share fell from €49.1 to €40.8 at end-2023, mainly due to the adjustment in the value of the portfolio (-€9.4 per share). EPRA liquidation NAV (NDV) per share, which also includes the reduction in the value of hedging instruments, fell from €51.9 to €41.9.

Proposed dividend suspension

Given the macroeconomic uncertainties and the challenges of the portfolio, the Board of Directors will propose to the General Meeting of shareholders to suspend the dividend.

Société de la Tour Eiffel continues to transform its portfolio in a controlled, appropriate and supported manner

In an environment that remains highly volatile, Société de la Tour Eiffel is continuing to roll out its roadmap, adjusting its implementation to the turbulent market environment. It remains committed to the sustainable transformation of its portfolio, bringing it more in line with change in the French real estate market in terms of use, and environmental and social quality. This transformation is based on rigorous asset rotation and the reconstitution of a pipeline of ambitious and innovative development projects. The Company and its main shareholders will also continue to pay close attention to the Group’s ability to seize market opportunities.

Through these initiatives, the Company aims to rebuild its cash flows by improving occupancy rates and margins, and to return to greater dividend-paying capacity and sustainable growth.

• 15 May 2024: General Meeting of Shareholders
• 24 July 2024: 2024 half-year results (after market close)
• February-March 2025: 2024 full-year results (after market close)

The presentation of the results will be available on the Group’s website on the morning of Friday 08 March: Financial information – Société Tour Eiffel (societetoureiffel.com).

The St. Regis Moscow Nikolskaya Hotel

ex. Nikolskaya Kempinski Moscow Hotel

12, Nikolskaya Str., Moscow, Ru, Moscow, Russia

The St. Regis Moscow Nikolskaya

Located in the Tverskoy district and within 5 minutes' walk of Lubyanka tube station, The St. Regis Moscow Nikolskaya Hotel features a sauna and an indoor pool. Guests will enjoy Wi-Fi throughout the property and an indoor swimming pool on site.

Saint Basil's Cathedral is within 25 minutes' walk of the hotel, while the art museum "State Tretyakov Gallery" is nearly a 25-minute walk away. This 5-star hotel offers proximity to natural sights like Aptekarskiy Ogorod Botanical Garden (2.7 km) and Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure (3.6 km). The historic Bolshoi Theatre and Church of St. Louis of France are all right next to the accommodation. For those travelling from afar, Sheremetyevo International airport is 34 minutes' drive away.

The St. Regis Moscow Nikolskaya features 209 rooms with a patio and a dressing room, furnished with a sofa and a work desk. For your comfort, you will find a roll-in shower and a separate toilet, along with a hair dryer and dressing gowns.

There is a restaurant for guests to enjoy their meal. Located in the neighbourhood of hotel, Point Rouge serves a great selection of European food.

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Origins and Construction of the Eiffel Tower

It was for the 1889 Exposition Universelle , the date that marked the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution, that a great competition was launched in 1886.

The first digging work started on the 26th January 1887 . On the 31st March 1889, the Tower had been finished in record time – 2 years, 2 months and 5 days – and was established as a veritable technical feat .

• Une première version bien différente
• La construction
• Durée de construction record
• Le journaliste Émile Goudeau visitant le chantier au début de 1889 en décrit ainsi le spectacle.
• Les planches de Monsieur Eiffel
• Extrait de la "Protestation contre la Tour de M. Eiffel", 1887

Key figures

The construction schedule, the design of the eiffel tower.

The plan to build a tower 300 metres high was conceived as part of preparations for the World's Fair of 1889 .

The wager was to " study the possibility of erecting an iron tower on the Champ-de-Mars with a square base, 125 metres across and 300 metres tall ". Selected from among 107 projects, it was that of Gustave Eiffel, an entrepreneur, Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier, both engineers, and Stephen Sauvestre, an architect, that was accepted.

Emile Nouguier and Maurice Koechlin , the two chief engineers in Eiffel's company, had the idea for a very tall tower in June 1884. It was to be designed like a large pylon with four columns of lattice work girders, separated at the base and coming together at the top , and joined to each other by more metal girders at regular intervals.

The tower project was a bold extension of this principle up to a height of 300 metres - equivalent to the symbolic figure of 1000 feet . On September 18 1884 Eiffel registered a patent "for a new configuration allowing the construction of metal supports and pylons capable of exceeding a height of 300 metres".

In order to make the project more acceptable to public opinion, Nouguier and Koechlin commissioned the architect Stephen Sauvestre to work on the project's appearance.

A quite different first edition

Sauvestre proposed stonework pedestals to dress the legs, monumental arches to link the columns and the first level, large glass-walled halls on each level, a bulb-shaped design for the top and various other ornamental features to decorate the whole of the structure. In the end the project was simplified, but certain elements such as the large arches at the base were retained, which in part give it its very characteristic appearance.

The curvature of the uprights is mathematically determined to offer the most efficient wind resistance possible. As Eiffel himself explains: "All the cutting force of the wind passes into the interior of the leading edge uprights. Lines drawn tangential to each upright with the point of each tangent at the same height, will always intersect at a second point, which is exactly the point through which passes the flow resultant from the action of the wind on that part of the tower support situated above the two points in question. Before coming together at the high pinnacle, the uprights appear to burst out of the ground, and in a way to be shaped by the action of the wind".

The construction

The assembly of the supports began on July 1, 1887 and was completed twenty-two months later.

All the elements were prepared in Eiffel’s factory located at Levallois-Perret on the outskirts of Paris. Each of the 18,000 pieces used to construct the Tower were specifically designed and calculated, traced out to an accuracy of a tenth of a millimetre and then put together forming new pieces around five metres each. A team of constructors, who had worked on the great metal viaduct projects, were responsible for the 150 to 300 workers on site assembling this gigantic erector set.

The rivet workers

All the metal pieces of the tower are held together by rivets, a well-refined method of construction at the time the Tower was constructed. First the pieces were assembled in the factory using bolts , later to be replaced one by one with thermally assembled rivets, which contracted during cooling thus ensuring a very tight fit. A team of four men was needed for each rivet assembled: one to heat it up, another to hold it in place, a third to shape the head and a fourth to beat it with a sledgehammer. Only a third of the 2,500,000 rivets used in the construction of the Tower were inserted directly on site.

The uprights rest on concrete foundations installed a few metres below ground-level on top of a layer of compacted gravel. Each corner edge rests on its own supporting block, applying to it a pressure of 3 to 4 kilograms per square centimetre , and each block is joined to the others by walls.

On the Seine side of the construction, the builders used watertight metal caissons and injected compressed air , so that they were able to work below the level of the water.

The tower was assembled using wooden scaffolding and small steam cranes mounted onto the tower itself.

The assembly of the first level was achieved by the use of twelve temporary wooden scaffolds, 30 metres high, and four larger scaffolds of 40 metres each.

"Sand boxes" and hydraulic jacks - replaced after use by permanent wedges - allowed the metal girders to be positioned to an accuracy of one millimetre.

On December 7, 1887 , the joining of the major girders up to the first level was completed. The pieces were hauled up by steam cranes, which themselves climbed up the Tower as they went along using the runners to be used for the Tower's lifts.

months to build the foundations

It only took five months to build the foundations and twenty-one to finish assembling the metal pieces of the Tower.

Considering the rudimentary means available at that period, this could be considered record speed. The assembly of the Tower was a marvel of precision , as all chroniclers of the period agree. The construction work began in January 1887 and was finished on March 31, 1889 . On the narrow platform at the top, Eiffel received his decoration from the Legion of Honour.

"A thick cloud of tar and coal smoke seized the throat , and we were deafened by the din of metal screaming beneath the hammer. Over there they were still working on the bolts: workmen with their iron bludgeons, perched on a ledge just a few centimetres wide, took turns at striking the bolts (these in fact were the rivets). One could have taken them for blacksmiths contentedly beating out a rhythm on an anvil in some village forge, except that these smiths were not striking up and down vertically, but horizontally, and as with each blow came a shower of sparks , these black figures, appearing larger than life against the background of the open sky, looked as if they were reaping lightning bolts in the clouds. "

Mr. Eiffel’s Blueprints

The following blueprints are copies of Gustave Eiffel’s originals, taken from the book La Tour de 300 mètres, Ed. Lemercier, Paris 1900

Debate and controversy surrounding the Eiffel Tower

Even before the end of its construction, the Tower was already at the heart of much debate. Enveloped in criticism from the biggest names in the world of Art and Literature, the Tower managed to stand its ground and achieve the success it deserved.

Various pamphlets and articles were published throughout the year of 1886, le 14 février 1887, la protestation des Artistes.

The "Protest against the Tower of Monsieur Eiffel", published in the newspaper Le Temps , is addressed to the World's Fair's director of works, Monsieur Alphand. It is signed by several big names from the world of literature and the arts : Charles Gounod, Guy de Maupassant, Alexandre Dumas junior, François Coppée, Leconte de Lisle, Sully Prudhomme, William Bouguereau, Ernest Meissonier, Victorien Sardou, Charles Garnier and others to whom posterity has been less kind.

Other satirists pushed the violent diatribe even further, hurling insults like : "this truly tragic street lamp" (Léon Bloy), "this belfry skeleton" (Paul Verlaine), "this mast of iron gymnasium apparatus, incomplete, confused and deformed" (François Coppée), "this high and skinny pyramid of iron ladders, this giant ungainly skeleton upon a base that looks built to carry a colossal monument of Cyclops, but which just peters out into a ridiculous thin shape like a factory chimney" (Maupassant), "a half-built factory pipe, a carcass waiting to be fleshed out with freestone or brick, a funnel-shaped grill, a hole-riddled suppository" (Joris-Karl Huysmans).

Once the Tower was finished the criticism burnt itself out in the presence of the completed masterpiece, and in the light of the enormous popular success with which it was greeted. It received two million visitors during the World's Fair of 1889.

" We come, we writers, painters, sculptors, architects, lovers of the beauty of Paris which was until now intact, to protest with all our strength and all our indignation, in the name of the underestimated taste of the French, in the name of French art and history under threat, against the erection in the very heart of our capital, of the useless and monstrous Eiffel Tower which popular ill-feeling, so often an arbiter of good sense and justice, has already christened the Tower of Babel. (...)

Is the City of Paris any longer to associate itself with the baroque and mercantile fancies of a builder of machines, thereby making itself irreparably ugly and bringing dishonour ? (...). To comprehend what we are arguing one only needs to imagine for a moment a tower of ridiculous vertiginous height dominating Paris,just like a gigantic black factory chimney, its barbarous mass overwhelming and humiliating all our monuments and belittling our works of architecture, which will just disappear before this stupefying folly.

And for twenty years we shall see spreading across the whole city, a city shimmering with the genius of so many centuries, we shall see spreading like an ink stain, the odious shadow of this odious column of bolted metal.

Gustave Eiffel’s Response

In an interview in the newspaper Le Temps of February 14 1887, Eiffel gave a reply to the artists' protest, neatly summing up his artistic doctrine:

"For my part I believe that the Tower will possess its own beauty . Are we to believe that because one is an engineer, one is not preoccupied by beauty in one's constructions, or that one does not seek to create elegance as well as solidity and durability ? Is it not true that the very conditions which give strength also conform to the hidden rules of harmony ? (...) Now to what phenomenon did I have to give primary concern in designing the Tower ? It was wind resistance.

Well then ! I hold that the curvature of the monument's four outer edges, which is as mathematical calculation dictated it should be (...) will give a great impression of strength and beauty , for it will reveal to the eyes of the observer the boldness of the design as a whole. Likewise the many empty spaces built into the very elements of construction will clearly display the constant concern not to submit any unnecessary surfaces to the violent action of hurricanes, which could threaten the stability of the edifice. Moreover there is an attraction in the colossal, and a singular delight to which ordinary theories of art are scarcely applicable ".

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