The Eiffel Tower is the French landmark illuminated during Paris’s New Year’s Eve celebrations on the Champ de Mars.
The tower was built for the 1889 Exposition Universelle, held to mark the centenary of the French Revolution. Designed by engineer Gustave Eiffel’s company, it quickly became the defining visual symbol of Paris. Its iron structure rises beside the Champ de Mars on the Seine’s Left Bank.
On New Year’s Eve, crowds gather around the tower and other central Paris locations, while the monument is lit for the occasion. In some years, Paris has projected images or a countdown onto the Eiffel Tower, while official fireworks arrangements have varied. Celebrations may also concentrate along the Champs-Élysées and around the Arc de Triomphe.
The tower itself is therefore the landmark answer even when a particular year’s projection, lighting design, or nearby gathering location changes.