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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 11:04 am
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"Sparkly" Eiffel Tower

Was in Paris last week and on one night - and one night only - we caught the Eiffel Tower when all the sparkly lights were going off. I haven't been able to find out any information about the schedule, but since we saw it by chance and only one night I assume it is for only a certain period -once a night or once an hour? And only for the holidays? Pretty spectatular display.
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 11:09 am
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I believe it is every hour on the hour from sunset til the small hours of the morning.
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 12:51 pm
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Originally Posted by bcmatt
I believe it is every hour on the hour from sunset til the small hours of the morning.

You're right. It is every hour on the hour for 10 minutes.
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 2:25 pm
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Originally Posted by milepig
And only for the holidays?
Not just for the holidays. Saw the sparkling when we went in the spring. I can't remember all the specific details but we had found info about it on the web.

Was pleasantly surprised how it catches your attention from a variety of locations around Paris.
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 2:46 pm
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my last room at the Hyatt Madeleine had an amazing view of it....right from the bed.

sigh.
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 9:16 pm
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Here's everything you always wanted to know - and more:
www.tour-eiffel.fr
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 8:33 am
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Originally Posted by MDSD
Here's everything you always wanted to know - and more:
www.tour-eiffel.fr
Thanks for the link. After a little browsing around I found this link that is a great history of the lighting of the tower:

http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk...minations.html
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 4:18 pm
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My favorite place to watch this is sitting on a bench at the base of the steps coming from the Trocadero.
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 3:23 pm
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Originally Posted by milepig
Was in Paris last week and on one night - and one night only - we caught the Eiffel Tower when all the sparkly lights were going off. I haven't been able to find out any information about the schedule, but since we saw it by chance and only one night I assume it is for only a certain period -once a night or once an hour? And only for the holidays? Pretty spectatular display.
Check this out: http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/home_nuit.html
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 6:47 pm
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It's really beautiful. I think it would only work on the Eiffel Tower.
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