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Eiffel TowervsSainte-Chapelle
Both are highly recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, Sainte-Chapelle ranks slightly higher than Eiffel Tower. Sainte-Chapelle ranks #6 in Paris with accolades from 7 reviewers including Michelin Guide, Let's Go and Not For Tourists.
Eiffel Tower
Fodor's
Concierge
Lonely Planet
Time Out
Let's Go
Afar Magazine
The Telegraph
Travel + Leisure
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5 avenue Anatole France, Quai Branly, 75007 Paris
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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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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"
Paris Travel Guide
July 2, 2021
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"
Sainte-Chapelle Fodor's Time Out
Not For Tourists Let's Go
Michelin Guide Afar Magazine Frommer's
6 boulevard du Palais, 75001 Paris
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Fodor's "Built by the obsessively pious Louis IX (1226–70), this Gothic jewel is home to the oldest stained-glass windows in Paris." Full review
Time Out "Devout King Louis IX (St Louis, 1226-70) had a hobby of accumulating holy relics." Full review
Not For Tourists "Jewel of Gothic architecture of the XIII century, exceptional."
Let's Go "The Lower Chapel has a blue, vaulted ceiling dotted with the golden symbol of the French monarchy, the fleurs-de-lis, and contains a few “treasures” (i.e., platter-sized portraits of saints). " Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"This jewel of Gothic art was built upon the order of Saint Louis to house the relics of Christ and the Virgin Mary." Full review
Afar Magazine "Sainte Chapelle is a true Gothic masterpiece located on Île de la Cité." Full review
Frommer's "Countless writers have called this tiny chapel a jewel box, yet that hardly suffices." Full review
