Update 9:50 p.m. EDT May 20: The Eiffel Tower will reopen on Tuesday after Paris officials closed it Monday when a man started climbing the famous landmark.
“The Eiffel Tower will reopen tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m.,” officials with Eiffel Tower Tours tweeted Monday night.
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— La tour Eiffel (@LaTourEiffel) May 20, 2019
🇫🇷 L'incident qui a provoqué la fermeture en début d'après-midi est terminé. Félicitations à tous les intervenants. La #TourEiffel rouvrira demain à 9h30.
🇬🇧 This afternoon's incident is over. The #EiffelTower will reopen tomorrow morning at 9.30am. pic.twitter.com/q8e3NsQElf
The climber, who spent more than six hours clinging to the tower, was arrested once he reached the top of the monument, the BBC reported.
It’s unclear why the man scaled the Eiffel Tower, but a tower spokeswoman told Reuters he entered the landmark “normally and started to climb once he was on the second floor.”
Original report: The tower's operator confirmed Monday on Twitter that the tower was "closed until further notice."
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— La tour Eiffel (@LaTourEiffel) May 20, 2019
🇫🇷 La #tourEiffel est actuellement fermée jusqu'à nouvel ordre. Pour éviter une trop longue attente, nous conseillons à nos visiteurs de reporter leur visite.
🇬🇧 The Eiffel Tower is currently closed until further notice. We kindly advise our visitors to postpone their visit.
A police spokeswoman told Reuters a man walked into the tower Monday and started to climb once he'd reached the second floor. According to Ireland's The Independent, the second floor is at 149 meters (about 499 feet) while the entirety of the tower is 276 meters (about 906 feet) tall.
PARIS: Someone is scaling the Eiffel Tower. Officials have closed the site to visitors pic.twitter.com/ivTfkRz48O
— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) May 20, 2019
Check back for updates to this developing story.
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