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How much money does the Eiffel Tower make from tourists?

Since 2011, the annual turnover generated by the sales of admissions for the Eiffel Tower in Paris has increased gradually. In 2019, the turnover related to ticket sales to access to the most famous monument in Paris amounted to approximately 87 million euros, compared to 53.03 million in 2012.



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His name probably doesn't speak to you, and yet Victor Lustig was one of the greatest crooks of his time. His biggest scam? Having successfully sold the Eiffel Tower to a scrap dealer. At what price ?

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It cost $1.5 million (USD) to build the tower in 1889. Adjusting for inflation using the Consumer Price Index (CPI), this comes to $44 million.

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Necessary maintenance and renovation work is carried out every year at the top of the Eiffel Tower and on the elevators leading from the 2nd floor to the summit, resulting in the closing of this emblematic floor to the public.

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According to the Observatoire des Inégalités, an income of 3,673 euros per month qualifies a single adult as wealthy. By this standard, the privileged bracket represents 7.1% of the French population.

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The economy of Paris is based largely on services and commerce: of the 390,480 of its enterprises, 80.6 percent are engaged in commerce, transportation, and diverse services, 6.5 percent in construction, and just 3.8 percent in industry.

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Built in 1889 for the International Exhibition, it has become a cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. With more than 7 million visitors every year, it is the most visited paid monument in the world. The Eiffel tower is listed as a historical monument since June 24th, 1964.

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Its lighting, its sparkling lights, and its beacon shine and inspire dreams every evening. As France's symbol in the world, and the showcase of Paris, today it welcomes almost 7 million visitors a year (around 75% of whom are foreigners), making it the most visited monument that you have to pay for in the world.

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Depending on the restaurant at you're visiting, a dinner at the Eiffel Tower costs anywhere between 15 Euros to 230 Euros.

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The monument certainly keeps the meter whirring; each year it costs £963,600, or approximately $1.12 million. Each day, that's a bill of £2,640, or $3,074. All told, the tower has a total of 20,000 light bulbs lining the frame, and it takes about 22 megawatts of electricity per day to run.

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5 – Tourism According to Mastercard, London was the second most visited city in the world in 2018 with 20 million foreign visitors, one place ahead of Paris with 18 million (Bangkok was the most visited, if you are interested). Of note, tourists spend more in London on average than in Paris.

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Paris remains most-visited city in the world, with 44 million tourists in 2022. Tourism in Paris and the Île-de-France region climbed again in 2022 with over 44 million visitors calculated.

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The Eiffel Tower's lighting and sparkling lights are protected by copyright, so professional use of images of the Eiffel Tower at night requires prior authorization and may be subject to a fee.

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