Eiffel Tower Batobus stop

 

The Eiffel Tower is the lighthouse of Paris. For travellers from all over the world, even those who have never seen it, it is the undisputed symbol of the city. The iron lady, born in 1889 for the World's Fair, commemorates the centennial of the French Revolution.

 

From the Chaillot, or Trocadéro Palace across the river, built for the 1937 World's Fair, Gustave Eiffel's creation can be seen in all its majesty. At the foot of the tower, lies the Champ de Mars, formerly a terrain for field manoevers for the Military School. Today, it is a playground, a lover's lane
and a marionette theatre. The days when Parmentier experimented with growing potatoes here, the vegetable he popularized in France, are long gone! Although a bit stilted by its image and its reputation, streets adjacent to the Eiffel Tower, which everyone thinks they know so well, still hold many secrets for those who keep their eyes open as they walk.