Eiffel Tower at Night

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This is the Eiffel Tower as it appears at night. You are looking at the “front” of the tower—that is, the northwest side, which faces the Palais de Chaillot and the Trocadéro Gardens on the opposite, Right Bank (north bank) of the Seine River. This photograph was taken from the parvis du Trocadéro, which is the plaza between and around the wings of the palace. It is the best overall vantage point from which to see the tower, and certainly the most impressive.

The view from this point is beautiful, and it never fails to impress visitors who see the tower first from this point (the Palais de Chaillot is designed such that the tower is largely obscured from the Trocadéro side until you actually walk up onto the plaza). Most are surprised by how much larger it is than they expected.

Although it is not obvious here, the Seine River is flowing in front of the tower at the bottom of the photo. You can see the Iéna bridge crossing the river in front of the tower (see the stone sculptures?). On the far side of the tower, you can see the parc du Champ de Mars; I have photos of the tower taken from that side during the daytime and at night, if you are interested.

You are looking southeast in this photo, which was taken a bit after 10 PM on a warm summer evening. At the bottom of the photo you can see the silhouettes of people gazing at the tower from the plaza.

Photographed on August 1, 2002.