Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel: history and sights
Served by: RER C.
Did you know?
The station closest to the Eiffel Tower, less than 500 metres from the world's most visited monument, and a direct gateway to the Champ-de-Mars where the tower was erected for the 1889 World's Fair.
Anecdote
The Eiffel Tower was originally meant to be dismantled after twenty years, but its usefulness for military radio transmissions saved it in 1909.
Around Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel
- Tour Eiffel, 280 m away — The world's most visited monument, built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 World's Fair.
- Champ de Mars, 290 m away — A vast landscaped esplanade at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, a former military parade ground.