How many steps are there to reach the top of the Eiffel Tower?

The Eiffel Tower is a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. The Champ de Mars is a large public greenspace, located in the seventh arrondissement. The 7th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements or administrative districts. It is named after engineer Gustava Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. The tower is 324 metres (1,063ft) tall, about the same height as as an 81-storey building. Climbing from ground level to the last level is 1710 steps. The Eiffel Tower or La Tour Eiffel in French, was the main exhibit of the Paris Exposition or World Fair of 1889. It was constructed to commemorate the cetennial of the French Revolution and to demonstrate France's industrial prowess to the world.

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Denise Currie

The correct answer is 1665. I used 50/50 and got the correct answer according to the author of question, but then checked and there are 1665 as stated in several websites, This info available at: www.toureiffel.paris/en'faq and I think they would know

Keith Richard Mears

Of which the public are only allowed to use 674 of them.

Julie Allen

In total, there are 1665 steps from the esplanade up to the top of the Eiffel Tower, but the stairway from the 2nd floor to the top is not open to the public.

ine eilander

Sorry. There are1665 steps….

Silvia Levame

THERE ARE ONLY 1,665 STEPS!!! the options are incorrect. The Eiffel Tower has a total of 1,665 steps from the ground to the top, but visitors are only allowed to climb the stairs as far as the second floor, which has 674 steps. An elevator takes visitors from the second floor to the top of the tower.

Nodmirt

From the Eiffel tower website itself "While the Tower has a total of 1,665 steps from the ground to the top, you can only climb 674 of them, from the ground to the second floor (327, then 347 steps). You cannot take the stairs all the way to the top from the second floor, as this section is not open to the public for safety reasons."

Stephen Greufe

Where are you getting your information?

Babita Goyal

Every internet source syas-1665. Where do additional 45 steps come from?

Denise Currie

Keith Richard Mears, But the question does not ask how many the public may use, but how many step there are

vonlora

thought it was 1665

Mark Gavin

I remember it with my teenage son at the time. Trying to be the "active Dad" and climbing the steps - nearly gave me a heart attack!

Dennis Walker

Not being one for climbing steps, I took the lift part way when visiting a lifetime ago

Richard D. Boyle

There are several different answers to this question depending on the variables which are are not specified by the question. Multiple answers can be justified as correct.