Tourism takes a beating - footfalls drop in the iconic Eiffel Tower

#ISIS #paristerrorattack #EiffelTower #tourists The terror strike in Paris has robbed the iconic Eiffel Tower of its charm - it is one of the world's top tourist draws but visitor footfalls have dropped after the devastating terror attack on the French capital in November. Known as the Iron Lady of Paris, it received 6.91 million visitors in 2015 compared with 7.1 million in 2014.
This has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 19 January 2016.

The tower is 126-years old and the figures have been indicated by the company SETE that runs the monument. It may be recalled that gunmen and suicide bombers acting in the name of the Islamic State group had attacked cafes, restaurants, a concert hall and the national stadium on November 13, leaving 130 dead.
Following this attack, visitors "hesitated" for about two weeks - the tower had been kept closed for two days and then partially opened for two days.
The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889 for the Exposition Universelle and was lit up in the blue, white and red of the French flag after the November attack.
The wrought iron tower has 20,000 special light bulbs sparkle at night and attracts nearly seven million visitors every year. As per information of SETE - 80 per cent of visitors are foreigners, mainly from the United States and Canada, followed by those from Britain, Spain and Italy.

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