The city that hosted the famous New Year’s Eve celebration at the Eiffel Tower in 2000 was Paris.
The Eiffel Tower became a major focal point for France’s millennium celebrations as 1999 turned into 2000. Its illumination and sparkling display made the monument a global symbol of the transition into the new millennium.
The tower had already been used for major light shows and public events, but the 2000 celebration gained exceptional international attention because it marked the change from the twentieth century to the twenty-first century. Large crowds gathered across Paris, while television coverage carried images of the illuminated landmark around the world.
The Eiffel Tower is sometimes described as having been built for the 1889 World’s Fair, which is correct, but the New Year spectacle came more than a century later. It is also worth distinguishing the millennium celebration from the routine hourly sparkle that visitors see during many ordinary evenings.