Ticket prices for visiting the Eiffel Tower have been raised 20 percent in a bid to offset its sky-high maintenance costs. The increase comes just weeks before the opening of the 2024 Olympics and after months of tensions between the "Iron Lady"'s management company and Paris City Hall over the revenues generated by this symbol of the City of Light.
The Eiffel Tower is one of the 10 most-visited monuments in the world. Rising 330 metres above the Parisian skyline, its maintenance costs are now reaching comparable summits.
