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Eiffel TowervsArc de Triomphe
Both Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe are praised by expert reviewers. Overall, Arc de Triomphe is preferred by most reviewers compared to Eiffel Tower. Arc de Triomphe comes in at 93 with positive reviews from 7 publications including Fodor's, Afar Magazine and Lonely Planet.
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Fodor's "The Eiffel Tower is to Paris what the Statue of Liberty is to New York and what Big Ben is London: the ultimate civic emblem." Full review
Concierge "It's hard to imagine just how avant-garde this tower of cast-iron girders was when it was built in 1889 to celebrate the World's Fair and the centenary of the French Revolution."
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"No one could imagine Paris today without its signature spire." Full review
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Prebook tickets online to avoid monumentally long ticket queues.
Time Out "No building better symbolises Paris than the Tour Eiffel." Full review
Let's Go "At 324m—just a tad shorter than New York City’s Chrysler Building—the tower is a tremendous feat of design and engineering, though wind does cause it to occasionally sway 6 to 7cm (nobody’s perfect)." Full review
Afar Magazine "Nothing is a more powerful symbol of the City of Light than the Eiffel Tower." Full review
The Telegraph "This is the monument we all think we know and yet, when you actually see the real thing, there's still something astonishing about the metal structure." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The Eiffel Tower is synonymous with Paris — in fact, we'd argue it's probably one of the first sights you should see in the city"
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Frommer's "Gustave Eiffel probably never imagined that the tower he built for the 1889 World’s Fair would become the ultimate symbol of Paris and, for many, of France." Full review
Independent "The Eiffel Tower is Paris’ most iconic landmark, towering 330 metres over the city since 1889"
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Lonely PlanetTop choice
"If anything rivals the Eiffel Tower as the symbol of Paris, it’s this magnificent 1836 monument to Napoleon’s 1805 victory at Austerlitz, which he commissioned the following year." Full review
Time Out "The Arc de Triomphe is the city's second most iconic monument after the Eiffel Tower - older, shorter, but far more symbolically important." Full review
Fodor's "This colossal, 164-foot triumphal arch was ordered by Napoléon to celebrate his military successes." Full review
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infamous for accidents—always use the underground passage
Let's Go "Probably the second most iconic structure in the whole city, the Arc de Triomphe dominates the Champs-Élysées and remains strikingly powerful even when viewed from a distance." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"Situated at the top of the Champs-Élysées, this arch occupies the centre of the Place Charles-de-Gaulle, which opens out onto 12 wide avenues." Full review
Afar Magazine "Located at the western end of the Champs-Élysées, the Arc de Triomphe was inspired by Rome's Arch of Titus and commissioned by Napoleon in 1806." Full review
Frommer's "At the western end of the Champs-Élysées, the Arc de Triomphe suggests an ancient Roman arch, only it's larger." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Everyone who visits France’s capital for the first time heads over to the Arc De Triomphe for that “I went to Paris" photo. It’s worth joining the masses in admiring this famous monument"
