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‘Finally, I did it!’: TikTok star Aurélien Fontenoy cycles up Eiffel
Tower’s 686 steps in extraordinary world record time
The second floor of Paris' iconic Eiffel Tower is 115 meters high.
There is an expansive observation deck with sweeping views of Paris landmarks
like the Arc de Triomphe and the Louvre. If you take an elevator from the
ground floor, it takes less than three minutes to get there, without counting
the time for waiting in line. You can also choose to walk up 327 steps to the
first floor and another 347 steps to the second floor, for a total of 674
steps. If you get a special permission, you can also cycle up. How long does it
take? The previous record, set in 2002, was a little under 20 minutes. On the 3rd
of this month, a new world record of 12 minutes and 30 seconds was marked by a 35-year-old
French cyclist and social media star. He did so not so much by pedaling but mostly
by jumping. Now he is trying to cycle up even taller towers like the Burj Khalifa,
the world’s tallest tower in Dubai.
Read the article and learn about a cycler who climbed the Eiffel Tower.
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