A trip to the Eiffel Tower was a must, and yes, we took the stairs. Hannah counted but I don’t remember the number she got (I think about 795 to the second level). It was really interesting climbing the stairs and really getting a good look at the true structure of the tower. They had some displays showing men working on the tower. We were so surprised to then come across a real group of men, in climbing gear, painting the tower. What a job!
“The painting of the tower's tangled latticework is no small undertaking, requiring an estimated 60 metric tons (66 tons) of patented, signature "Eiffel Tower brown," 50 kilometers (31 miles) of climbing rope, and 18 months of work by painters willing to scale the lofty beams.
The painters still work with small, circular brushes, as they did in 1889, instead of sprayers or paint-rollers.
The tower has in the past been painted red, orange and yellow. It's maintained a signature brown color, which overseers say best accents the Paris skyline, since 1968. In the seven years between paintings, about 55 tons of paint erodes, they say.” (USA Today)
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