Editing Eiffel Tower (section)

===Aesthetics===
[[File:Eiffel Tower plans 21.jpg|thumb|Some original architectural details]]
The tower is painted in three shades: lighter at the top, getting progressively darker towards the bottom to complement the Parisian sky.<ref name=paintingcolor>{{cite web|title=The Eiffel Tower gets beautified|url=http://www.toureiffel.paris/images/actualites/PDF/how_the_eiffel_tower_gets_beautified.pdf|author=SETE|website=Official Eiffel Tower website|access-date=8 November 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121090936/http://www.toureiffel.paris/images/actualites/PDF/how_the_eiffel_tower_gets_beautified.pdf|archive-date=21 November 2015}}</ref> It was originally reddish brown; this changed in 1968 to a bronze colour known as "Eiffel Tower Brown".<ref name=painting>{{cite web |title=Painting the Eiffel Tower |url=http://www.toureiffel.paris/everything-about-the-tower/themed-files/97 |author=SETE |website=Official Eiffel Tower website |access-date=25 January 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161026114502/http://www.toureiffel.paris/everything-about-the-tower/themed-files/97 |archive-date=26 October 2016 }}</ref> In what is expected to be a temporary change, the tower was painted [[Olympic gold medal|gold]] in commemoration of the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in Paris.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oliver |first=Huw |title=The Eiffel Tower is being painted gold for the 2024 Olympics |url=https://www.timeout.com/news/the-eiffel-tower-is-getting-a-golden-makeover-ahead-of-the-2024-olympics-020821 |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=Time Out Worldwide |date=8 February 2021 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-03 |title=Eiffel Tower receives €50m makeover to make it look more golden for the Olympics |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/eiffel-tower-olympics-makeover-2024-paris-b1796893.html |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>

Following the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, Mayor [[Anne Hidalgo]] proposed keeping the [[Olympic symbols|Olympic rings]] on the tower permanently. The rings, which measure {{Convert|95|ft|m}} wide and {{Convert|43|ft|m}} high, were initially installed for the Games and were scheduled for removal after the [[2024 Summer Paralympics|Paralympics]]. Hidalgo's decision faced criticism from the Eiffel family and some residents concerned about altering the protected monument. The original 30-ton rings would be replaced with lighter versions for long-term display.<ref>{{Cite web | last=Kennedy | first=Niamh  | last2=Edwards | last3=Vandoorne | first3=Saskya  |date=2024-09-04 |title=Paris mayor plans to keep Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower. But not everyone is happy |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/04/travel/paris-mayor-olympic-rings-eiffel-tower-scli-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>

The only non-structural elements are the four decorative grill-work arches, added in Sauvestre's sketches, which served to make the tower look more substantial and to make a more impressive entrance to the exposition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/reference/teaching_resources/architectural_studio_reference/history/development_of_the_clear_span_building/exhibition_buildings/ |title=History: Development of clear span buildings – Exhibition buildings |work=Architectural Teaching Resource |publisher=Tata Steel Europe, Ltd |access-date=4 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005073648/http://www.tatasteelconstruction.com/en/reference/teaching_resources/architectural_studio_reference/history/development_of_the_clear_span_building/exhibition_buildings/ |archive-date=5 October 2013}}</ref>

A pop-culture movie cliché is that the view from a Parisian window always includes the tower.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.france.com/editorials/eiffel_tower/|title=The Eiffel Tower|publisher=France.com|access-date=27 January 2018}}</ref> In reality, since zoning restrictions limit the height of most buildings in Paris to seven storeys, only a small number of tall buildings have a clear view of the tower.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eiffel Tower (Paris ( 7 th ), 1889)|url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/eiffel-tower|access-date=27 February 2021|website=Structurae|language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Eiffel Tower Drone 4k-Qx c1X3zfEc-313-251.webm|thumb|[[Bird's-eye view]] of the Eiffel Tower]]