France
Rusting Eiffel Tower in need of full repairs, reports say
The Eiffel Tower is rusted and in dire need of complete repairs. Instead, it will be given a cosmetic €60 million paint job in preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games, according to Marianne, a confidential report.
Gustave Eiffel built the tower of wrought iron 324 metres (1,063 feet) high in late 19th-century France. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world and receives approximately six million people each year.
Marianne cites confidential reports from experts that the monument is in poor condition and rusty.
Marianne was told by an unnamed manager of the tower that "it is simple, Gustave Eiffel would have a heart attack".
Societe d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel, the company responsible for overseeing the tower, could not immediately be reached for comment.
In preparation for the 2024 Olympics, the tower is currently being repainted at a cost of 60 million euros. This marks the 20th time that the Tower has been repainted.
Marianne stated that 30% of the tower had been supposed to be stripped and two coats of paint applied. However, delays due to the COVID pandemic as well as the presence of lead in the older paint mean only 5% of the tower will be treated.
SETE is reluctantly closing the tower for long periods of time due to the loss in tourist revenue, it said.
Share this article:
EU Reporter publishes articles from a variety of outside sources which express a wide range of viewpoints. The positions taken in these articles are not necessarily those of EU Reporter. Please see EU Reporter’s full Terms and Conditions of publication for more information EU Reporter embraces artificial intelligence as a tool to enhance journalistic quality, efficiency, and accessibility, while maintaining strict human editorial oversight, ethical standards, and transparency in all AI-assisted content. Please see EU Reporter’s full A.I. Policy for more information.
Stepping out...to get the UK back in European Union
Improving energy efficiency of buildings to reduce bills and save energy
Energy use in the industry sector continues to decline
DG Translation in a city near you: June events
Europe must not turn its back on rural women’s empowerment
The role of quality assurance in advancing inclusive upper secondary VET in Slovenia
Commission accelerates transition away from animal testing in chemical safety assessments
Counterfeit cigarettes drive illicit tobacco trade to highest level in a decade, new study claims
Inconvenient questions about Andorra and San Marino that Brussels should be asking
How digital wallets are changing the way Welsh consumers pay for online services
Impasse in European Union Tobacco Tax Reform: The Swedish veto
EU Cybersecurity Act could expose member states to costly investment treaty claims, legal opinion warns
Várhelyi says unilateral measures by the US against the EU ‘would not be justified’
Libya’s fuel crisis offers lessons for energy security on both sides of the Mediterranean
490+ experts call for €10 billion ring-fenced health allocation in EU budget
ENVI opinion signals early resistance to Biotech Act SPC extension
Kazakhstan reforms under scrutiny at Brussels Press Club round table
Japan should face up to history and contribute more to regional peace
Ambassador calls for 'speeding up' of co-operation between EU and Kazakhstan
Timur Turlov at Smart Moves Summit 2025: How chess can transform global education
Shevtsova’s case: Out-of-court sanctions dismantling trust in Ukrainian cause
The future of European transport
Trump Vs Trueman
