Matthew Wysocki

Does the Tour Eiffel live up to its reputation? The answer is yes. The Tour Eiffel is obviously Paris’s trump card when it comes to attracting tourists and is the most colossal monument I have ever seen. However, it looked different up close. It was crowded with legions of tourists passing between souvenir shops and the prestigious restaurant. Before I went to the top, I was not sure this legendary monument to the French Revolution was worth waiting in a line as far as the eye can see. But being there at the peak of its height proved to me that thinking the tower was mediocre while I was in line was wrong, despite the fact it felt like an Antarctic wind was blowing. I was astonished by the 3rd floor’s breathtaking height. The view of Paris made even the most grand of monuments such as the Arc de Triomphe and Notre Dame look like lowly tan buildings, putting them all to shame. This was a world-class experience for me in a whole different league from the French monuments like the Arc de Triomphe that I visited during my trip to Paris.