Published 10:50 IST, June 10th 2020
Eiffel Tower to reopen to visitors on June 25 as France continues to ease restrictions
With adherence to health safety protocols such as wearing protective face masks and maintaining 6 feet apart distance, visitors to be allowed in Eiffel Tower.
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Paris’ famous Eiffel Tower is reportedly set to reopen on June 25 having been shuttered to visitors and public since March 13 due to coronavirus pandemic, according to statement released on official site. With herence to health safety protocols such as wearing protective face masks and maintaining 6 feet apart distance, visitors have been allowed to enter world-famous monument for first time in months.
As per new visiting guidelines, anyone above 11 years of would be required to wear mask and all without exception would have to take staircases inste of elevators. “At first, only visits by stairs will be available (second-floor tickets by stairs including a visit of first floor). To ensure that ascending and descending visitors do t meet in stairs, ascent will take place from East pillar and descent by West pillar,” guidelines in statement re on website.
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Furr, guidelines re, popular ‘Iron Ly’ in French Capital would carry out “daily cleaning and disinfection of public s at Tower” and “a limited number of visitors on esplane and on each floor will be secured”. ditionally, it said, to ensure that ascending and descending visitors do t meet in stairs, ascent will take place from East pillar and descent by West pillar. monument’s site also mentioned that several significant sign and ground markings are being installed to implement physical distancing and remind visitors of mandatory health protocols to be followed.
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Louvre museum in Paris to reopen
Earlier, last week, authorities anunced that France’s world-famous Louvre museum in Paris will reopen for visitors from July 6 onwards. In statement released online, France’s hotspot for visitors said that booking system would enable museum to maintain social distancing to maximum extent, as meanwhile, Eugène Delacroix National Museum and Tuileries garden in front of museum reopened to public with herence to safety rms. While France has over 154,591 confirmed cases of vel coronavirus, France’s Culture Minister Franck Riester anunced in a statement that country’s iconic historical sites would resume between mid-June and July.
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(im Credit: Twitter/ @LaTourEiffel)
10:50 IST, June 10th 2020