![]() This golden light is comprised of 350 high pressure sodium bulbs. It was to become the permanent gold-toned lighting system still in place today. 1985 New Year’s Eve: Inauguration of the new lighting system, the final phase of a comprehensive restoration program, initiated by the city of Paris in 1980.1978 Christmas: The Tower becomes a Christmas tree with the arrangement of 30,000 lamps installed on the monument.1958: 1,290 spots are installed on the grounds of the Champ de Mars so as to light up the Tower from below.Thirty naval spotlights point in air so as to wrap the Tower in white light, while the Tower’s lattice work takes on gold, blue and red reflects. 1937: For the Art and Technique Exhibition, an enormous chandelier containing 10 kilometers of fluorescent tubes was installed on the first floor. ![]()
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