Traveling exhibition from Paris “Eiffel, Higher and Higher” 18.04.2024-05.01.2025

Did you know that this year marks the 135th birthday of one of the world’s most iconic structures, the Eiffel Tower? We offer you an extraordinary opportunity to travel back in time and discover the brilliance of engineering and technology that changed the world forever.

Tallinn TV Tower is honored to host the traveling exhibition “Eiffel, Higher and Higher” from Paris, which will be open until 5th January 2025. With this extraordinary event we are celebrating the 135th anniversary of one of the world’s most iconic structures, the Eiffel Tower.

Gustave Eiffel, a visionary and esteemed engineer, set himself an ambitious goal in the 19th century – to create something unprecedented. From this dream emerged the Eiffel Tower, which was not just a building, but a monumental leap forward in the fields of architecture and construction technology.

It is our great honor to invite you to celebrate this venerable event! Come and take part in a historic journey, where we will discover the story of the creation of the Eiffel Tower together.

The exhibition is 100% screen-free and formatted in the most common format for engineers – 2D. The exhibition consists of 12 stands introducing Gustave Eiffel’s early works, and these panels are placed on different floors of the TV Tower.

• The story begins in the lobby on the 2nd floor, which provides an introduction to the exhibition
• The exhibition then moves to the stained glass hall, where the display tells the story of Gustave Eiffel’s childhood and his first works as an engineer
• The display on the 21st floor tells the story of the construction and lasting legacy of the Eiffel Tower
• And when descending from the tower, exiting the elevator on the 1st floor, you get an overview of how the engineering innovations and wireless telegraphy used in the construction of the Eiffel Tower saved the tower’s existence and influenced the world

To ensure that the story of the creation of the Eiffel Tower reaches visually impaired visitors, we have also created a descriptive translation for the exhibition, which is available at the ticket counter.

The Tallinn TV Tower is extremely grateful for the opportunity to host such a prestigious exhibition and invites all enthusiasts to join a historical journey to discover the story of the creation of the Eiffel Tower together. As the ancient people of Pirita said: “Before visiting the Eiffel Tower, visit the TV Tower!”

In planning this exhibition, the Tallinn TV Tower has considered its environmental footprint. The exhibition presentation does not require additional electricity or technical equipment. As a holder of the Green Key eco-label, we will calculate the sustainability footprint of the exhibition according to the methodology developed for museums after the exhibition ends.

With the extension of the exhibition, the “Tour Tuesdays” launched in the spring continue. Every Tuesday visitors have the opportunity to take part in tours of the TV Tower and the exhibitions on display there. “Tour Tuesdays” offer visitors two options:

a) a chance to peek behind closed doors, which are not accessible during a regular visit;

b) to participate in a curator-led tour of the exhibition “Eiffel, Higher and Higher.”

Visitors can decide on the spot which tour they wish to join. “Tour Tuesdays” take place every Tuesday at 13:00 and 16:00. Tours are conducted in Estonian, English, and Finnish, depending on the nationality of the visitors.

Access to the tours is included with the TV Tower ticket. For annual pass holders, the “Tour Tuesday” tours are FREE.

Come and travel back in time, discovering the engineering feats that changed the world forever!