May 8, 2023 40 Strolling around the Eiffel Tower, Av. Gustave Eiffel, 75007 Paris, France

1st, 2023 - June 2nd, 2023: Europe Trip

May 8, 2023 40 Strolling around the Eiffel Tower, Av. Gustave Eiffel, 75007 Paris, France

Paris Sightseeing

Finally reaching the brightly lit Eiffel Tower, we strolled on the gardens surrounding the tower. By this time, we did think of going up the tower but both Erin and I were too tired after the long walk from the masjid through the glass museum and finally here and we were giving excuses to ourselves for not going up the tower.

The Eiffel Tower (/ˈaɪfəl/ EYE-fəl; French: Tour Eiffel [tuʁ ɛfɛl] ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889.

Locally nicknamed "La dame de fer" (French for "Iron Lady"), it was constructed as the centerpiece of the 1889 World's Fair, and to crown the centennial anniversary of the French Revolution. Although initially criticised by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, it has since become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world.