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minus-squareA Basil Plant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·9 days agoIsn’t it free to stand under it? Going up costs money, yes. https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/faq/spot/can-you-walk-beneath-eiffel-tower-without-paying-ticket I was there last year, and I only paid for an éclair and a coffee at one of the cafés / restaurants underneath the tower.
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·9 days agoNope, they’ve fenced off the base area and most of the gardens.
minus-squareA Basil Plant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-29 days agoWhen did you last visit? i wonder if they changed it since i last visited in late 2023. I needed to pass through security checks to get into the general premises - gardens and such, and could stand under tower. No payment required. Edited: this review on google maps (sorry) from two days ago says it’s free to pass through: https://goo.gl/maps/ARW1jYzt3mGUEKgE8
minus-squareForeverComical@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·9 days agoWouldn’t be surprised if it was a con job OP got ensnared in. Paris is well known for those type of things.
minus-squareMiaou@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 days agoThe fence has been there for some years (some antiterrorist measure), but I also don’t recall paying.
Isn’t it free to stand under it? Going up costs money, yes.
https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/faq/spot/can-you-walk-beneath-eiffel-tower-without-paying-ticket
I was there last year, and I only paid for an éclair and a coffee at one of the cafés / restaurants underneath the tower.
Nope, they’ve fenced off the base area and most of the gardens.
When did you last visit? i wonder if they changed it since i last visited in late 2023. I needed to pass through security checks to get into the general premises - gardens and such, and could stand under tower. No payment required.
Edited: this review on google maps (sorry) from two days ago says it’s free to pass through: https://goo.gl/maps/ARW1jYzt3mGUEKgE8
Wouldn’t be surprised if it was a con job OP got ensnared in. Paris is well known for those type of things.
The fence has been there for some years (some antiterrorist measure), but I also don’t recall paying.