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February 3, 2017: The Tower was adorned in the colors of the Olympic Games to celebrate Paris’ successful bid to host them, along with the inscription “Paris 2024.” September 28, 2017: To celebrate the milestone of 300 million visitors to the Tower since its construction, we put on a light show entitled “Thanks 300 million”. 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. It was to become the permanent gold-toned lighting system still in place today. This golden light is comprised of 350 high pressure sodium bulbs. It was André Citroën who brought the first decorative lighting display to the Tower, composed of 250,000 colored lamps. As an ad campaign, the name Citroën sculpted in lights adorned three sides of the Tower, visible 30 kilometers away. Safety ensured – With LEGO pieces, safety and quality come first. That’s why they’re rigorously tested, so you can be sure that this buildable model is robust
Just like the original construction, this collectible model is assembled in 4 sections. The process closely follows the way the real tower was built, giving you a unique insight into Gustave Eiffel’s engineering brilliance. Discover true-to-life details throughout, including landscaping, 3 observation platforms, lifts and a broadcast tower, topped off with the French flag. Travel somewhere new with LEGO sets for adults.
Just like the original construction, this collectible model is assembled in 4 sections. The process closely follows the way the real tower was built, giving you a unique insight into Gustave Eiffel’s engineering brilliance. Discover true-to-life details throughout, including landscaping, 3 observation platforms, lifts and a broadcast tower, topped off with the French flag. From the bottom to the second floor, the Tower was bathed in green light, to represent the pitch, with two vertical beams of light and a cross-bar for the goal. A giant ball with a span of 13 metres was suspended from the second floor, approximately 80 metres from the ground bearing the official logo very clearly lit up. Lastly, a giant 120 m2 screen was set up on the first floor facing the Seine to display the results of the matches. Visitors from all over the world and Parisians alike could also enjoy the sparkling lights and the beacon, which continued to function throughout the whole operation. June-July 2016: The Tower celebrated the 2016 European Football Championship that was held in France. For each match, it was lit up in the colors of the country that received the most support on social media. Contrary to popular beliefs, the Tower’s nightly illumination, it’s golden glow, only represents about 4% of the monument’s annual energy expenses.
January, 24th-29th 2004: Celebration of Chinese New Year: the Eiffel Tower is dressed in red! For the Chinese New Year celebrations, a clever set of exterior projectors bathed Paris’ most famous monument in scarlet light. This began on Saturday 24th January at the end of a parade organised on the Champs-Elysées, during an illumination event in front of the French and Chinese Ministers for Culture and the Mayors of Paris and Peking. The display was left in place until the morning of the 29th January (5 days) and could be seen every evening from 5 pm to 7.30 am! This red lighting effect on the Eiffel Tower was produced in collaboration with EDF. Faithful geometry – This 360° model closely follows the real Eiffel tower’s decor with arches, supports, cross bracing, railings and even a faithful view when looking up from beneath The xenon 6000 watt lamps were chosen for their longevity, around 1,200 hours. The lamps are cooled to prevent overheating and a heating system is activated when the temperatures drop below zero Centigrade whilst the lights are off. On 31 December 1999 at the approach of midnight, the entire world will discover the beacon and the Tower's sparking lights.This beacon resonates the image of Gustave Eiffel's Tower itself as a universal and symbolic landmark. Every October: Each year, the Eiffel Tower is lit up in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, also known as Pink October, to support breast cancer research and those battling the disease. June 13, 2016: The Eiffel Tower paid homage to the victims of the homophobic shooting in Orlando by gracing its structure with a rainbow flag. December 8, 2017: Three days after Johnny Hallyday’s death, the Eiffel Tower paid homage to the singer by displaying “Thanks Johnny” on a silver illumination.
From September, 7th to October, 20th 2007: Rugby is Honoured, for the occasion of the World Rugby Cup hosted by France, the Eiffel Tower adopted the colours of rugby April, 5th 1997: The 1,000 days to the new millennium countdown display is placed on the facade of the second floor facing Trocadero. Ascend the tower – Head skyward as you assemble the 4 plinths, 3 observation platforms, lifts with cabling, Gustave Eiffel’s private office at the top and broadcast towerIn 2004, they were replaced by projectors with an electrical power of 600 watts as opposed to the previous 1KW, i.e. an energy consumption saving of around 40%. Their improved output of light preserves all the beauty of the overall appearance. Recreate history – You’ll assemble this Eiffel tower (10307) model in 4 parts, reminiscent of the original monument’s construction, and learn novel building techniques to delight LEGO fans In December 2019, the four 2000W projectors that had illuminated the antenna since 1985 were replaced by LED versions that are 10 times less powerful and consume 10 times less energy. Throughout the course of its existence, the Eiffel Tower has been host to lighting effects of a festive nature. Through continual renewal of its sources of artificial illumination, the Tower has benefited from the latest innovations in lighting equipment from the very beginning – from gas to electricity, incandescent lamps to neon, passing from sodium to high-pressure, and most recently LEDs.
New Year’s Day: for the "Countdown to the Year 2000" and its unforgettable pyrotechnic event, the Tower unveils its 20,000 sparkling lights and displays a new beacon. The sparkling lights, always planned to be short-lived, were taken down on the 14th July 2001. May 28 to June 2, 2013, and June 15-16, 2013: The Tower was illuminated with the colors of South Africa for Nelson Mandela International Day. Ready for an awe-inspiring challenge? Standing at almost 5 feet tall, the LEGO Eiffel tower (10307) set for adults is the flagship model in the LEGO Travel & History series. And it’s not just one of the tallest LEGO sets ever, it’s got one of the largest piece counts too – with 10,001 pieces for an immersive experience from start to finish. It also makes a top gift idea for travel or history lovers. Because the Tower’s usual equipment was not designed for special illuminations (colors, flags, messages), these generally require external lighting to be brought in for each occasion. For the evening of the Tower’s inauguration, 10,000 gas street lamps accented the steeple and platforms. Two projectors on the Tower top lit up the other Parisian monuments below. These blue-white-red beacon lights were considered the most powerful in the world.Dimensions – Model measures over 149 cm (58.5 in.) high, 57 cm (22.5 in.) wide and 57 cm (22.5 in.) deep, making it one of the largest ever LEGO model sets The sparkling lights are superimposed over the golden lighting, they bring the monument to life for 5 minutes every hour on the hour once the Tower has been lit up. Christmas: The Tower becomes a Christmas tree with the arrangement of 30,000 lamps installed on the monument.
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