For closed door at Eiffel Tower

- Tourists who wanted to visit the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday to come to be a closed door. Staff at the famous landmark on the left bank of the Seine in Paris appeared to have stopped work. The operating company SETE could not say whether the strike continues in the coming days.

Even in winter, the wrought iron structure in the French capital in high demand. On weekdays there are on average around 8000 visitors. Last year bought almost 7 million people a ticket to be allowed upstairs, 80 percent came from abroad.