According to an Eiffel Tower official, visitors are still able to visit the glass-enclosed esplanade beneath the tower, but access to the 300-meter (984-foot) monument is blocked until further notice.
According to the spokeswoman, the strike was announced prior to contract negotiations with the 134-year-old monument’s owner, the city of Paris. The duration of the strike was unknown at the time, and union representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The Eiffel Tower, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, is anticipated to be a major attraction for the 2024 Paris Olympics. It is normally open for business 365 days a year, notwithstanding the odd strike.
This time of year, the attraction often receives 20,000 people per day, according to the spokesperson—who was not allowed to be named publicly according to tower management regulation.
Because it was prerecorded, a special music program honoring Gustave Eiffel’s death on December 27, 1923, was still set to premiere on French television and social media on Wednesday night, according to the spokeswoman.