The Eiffel Tower Reopened To Tourists In 2021 After A Long Nine-Month COVID Pandemic Shutdown|
The Eiffel Tower Reopened To Tourists In 2021 After A Long Nine-Month COVID Pandemic Shutdown| The 'Iron Lady' of Paris was ordered to close in October; Now visitors are allowed to enter after showing proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test. The Eiffel Tower has reopened to visitors after being closed for nine months due to the COVID pandemic, the longest it has been closed since World War II. The lifts of the "Eiffel Tower" again took tourists to its 300-meter (1,000-foot) summit and its majestic views of the French capital as a marching band played out. “Tourism in Paris is coming back and we can again share the joy of this monument and Paris with visitors from around the world,” said Jean-François Martins, head of the tower's operating company. The number of daily visitors to the Eiffel Tower will be reduced from 25,000 to 13,000 per day. To visit the Eiffel Tower from Wednesday next week, visitors will either have to show a COVID-19 report negative or sh...