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French strikes shut down Eiffel Tower |
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POSTED 29 Jun 2016 . BY Tom Anstey |
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Welcoming 25,000 visitors daily the one-day strike is estimated to have cost the visitor attraction €387,500 Credit: Shutterstock.com
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Strikes across France against controversial labour reforms forced the closure of the Eiffel Tower in Paris yesterday (28 June) – the second time in a matter of weeks. The iconic monument was closed to visitors as its operator SETE said it didn’t have enough staff to safely open the tower under “safe and welcoming conditions for the public”. This marks the second time tower staff have walked out to join demonstrations, with tens of thousands of people protesting new laws pushed through by French President Francois Hollande. Welcoming 25,000 visitors daily the one-day strike is estimated to have cost the visitor attraction €387,500 (US$428,800, €320,000) in ticket sales. The tower completed a redevelopment of its first floor in 2014, which now offers new shops, restaurants, and events space, as well as a glass floor visitors can walk over and significantly improved disabled access.
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Strike action against French government closes Eiffel Tower
POSTED 10 Apr 2015. BY Tom Anstey
Nationwide strikes against French President Francois Hollande's unpopular Socialist
government, have led to the temporary closure of the Eiffel Tower, costing the visitor
attraction in Paris an estimated €387,500 (US$412,000, £280,500) in ticket sales.
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Eiffel Tower first-floor redevelopment nears completion
POSTED 17 Mar 2014. BY Tom Anstey
Work on the first floor of France’s iconic Eiffel Tower is almost finished, with
new upgrades offering visitors a glass floor to walk over, shops, restaurants,
plus an events and conference space 57m (187ft) above Paris.
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Eiffel Tower 'more popular' than UK sites
POSTED 29 Jun 2011. BY Pete Hayman
New research carried out by travelsupermarket.com has found that the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, has welcomed more UK visitors than "many" domestic attractions.
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