EIFFEL TOWER ELEVATORS/lifts tour - all of them! - part 1

Our tour of the eiffel tower lifts/elevators - part 1 of 3
On our holiday this year we visited the eiffel tower, which gave me an excellent opportunity to film all the lifts in this tower.
I hadn't been here since I was about 10 years old, so I didn't quite know what to expect!
In short - these lifts have some unusual designs, both appearance and machinery!
I'm not going to write too much in this description as I've made lots of illustrations and funny bits in these videos to make them both informative and interesting to watch.
All narrated by MrChay (cost me a lot of money he did! hehe)

[@cpufreak101]

here's a fun fact for ya, the day france fell to the Nazi's in WWII they actually cut the ropes on the elevators, so that way if the Nazi's wanted to put a nazi flag on top of the tower, they'd have to take the stairs, needless to say a nazi flag didn't get up there lol

[@mrmattandmrchay]

yes yes, I did read that somewhere also! Very interesting. Would love to see how they cut them and then restored the system afterwards.

[@procksomaterman]

I think the Nazis carried one banner up. It only stood for a few hours before it blew away.

[@denisjablonka571]

Hahahahahahahaha take that nazis

[@treasurehunteruk9718]

Pity they didn't have the guts to fight the Nazis, and they just laid down, rolled over and died!!!! If they had showed more spunk the Nazis might have ran!

[@gemmastone285]

i loved the video....i was fortunate enough to visit the eiffel tour in 2004 and this brings back fond memories

[@Bonsi1998]

As an Italian I could clearly hear some Italian chattering! 4:36 "Non ancora" (translates to "not yet") 4:39 "Questa è la prima..." (translates to "this is the first...") It makes me feel home 😂

[@mrmattandmrchay]

lol, interesting comment! I was hoping you weren't going to translate it to "look at that guy filming the lifts, idiot isn't he?".

[@imaginox9]

The older lifts are made by Otis, installed by Otis's sons (or grandsons) themselves if I don't make any mistakes. But for the other lifts I don't know who build them

[@flyingspiritgirl]

Great tour! Learned a lot

[@TheNatasha66]

Superb video - really enjoyed it! Thanx for the upload!

[@RODALCO2007]

Great video, father and son commentary, brilliant. Last time i was up the Eiffel Tower was in 1999. It has changed a bit. Keep up the good work.

[@mrmattandmrchay]

RODALCO2007 Hey, thanks for your comments! I was hoping to get on one of their special guided tours where they go under the tower to see the main lifts motor room (as described in this video) but we were a few days too late - all tickets sold.

[@jonreeves5150]

A very informative video. I didn’t know years ago they had to change lifts halfway up the last stage . Thanks very much young man. Your well researched video has educated me .

[@TarzanAndConz]

Nice video. Love Chay's comments!

[@BingCherry11]

Sweet!!! Thank you for posting this!!!

[@mrmattandmrchay]

+BingCherry11 Glad you enjoyed watching it :)

[@alexjohns4447]

Thank you for such detailed video.

[@mrmattandmrchay]

+Alex Johns Glad you enjoyed watching it :)

[@donnymoor]

Fantastic video.Well done.

[@michaelwalterselevatorsrob5009]

OTIS actually posted a video of the elevators to the top, and it seems they have upgraded the machinery, the controls, and the elevator computers.

[@SummerADDE_Elevators]

Wow! I Like it!

[@GenelysKitchen]

this was amazing view... new friend thumbs

[@TheCannedkestrel]

Wonderful. Well done

[@express777100]

good film matt, i realy enjoyed that.

[@danapb]

MrChay is an absolute gem!!! I am a little upset as we are going to Paris next month but they are closing the access to the top for maintenance during the time that we will visit. :( At least I got to see it through your eyes - thanks for the lovely and informative video!

[@mrmattandmrchay]

+Dana Born oh nooooo! That must be soooo disappointing as not going up to the top of the eiffel tower is a MUST! Thanks for your comment and I suppose it will make your next trip up the eiffel tower worth it (when you go again).

[@kingwacky184]

If the elevators that go to the top work as a counterweight what if the top one that pull the bottom one up is less crowded and weight less? Does that mean the elevators wont move?

[@mrmattandmrchay]

+King Wacky It would just mean that the motor would have to work a little harder. It's not a big deal, but I suppose it will be less efficient.

[@glennjimmyklain9572]

I,Glenn Jimmy Klain design this tower,I am photograph with our School principal Mr .Richard Pratt ,at Carlisle,Pennsyvannia.Its the place I draft this tower,foreigners bought the prints during the art show,for the worlds fair.I went there with my brothers,from Tonalea AZ.

[@Pablo99336]

Very enjoyable ! ...I dont think I could go up that tower though, even the Laxy wheel in the Isle of Man was too much for me !

[@jactv3100]

Kakatakot ang taas sending support mt friend

[@dontrellpoindexter2347]

Superman took me here.

[@tamjid2318]

Beatiful

[@funcik1]

In 2010 when I went with my dad to eiffel tower I was so scared to ride this lift which goes from lvl 2 to lvl3 . Besides all the *bang* noises coming from that lift. Hah :D

[@kc0eks]

nice thanks :-)

[@mrmattandmrchay]

thanks :)

[@danne6a]

DId you know that the lift uses water preasure to go up and down?

[@speedbullet5350]

very nice, mate ! i made me travel too :)

[@zealspokenenglish]

THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING VEDIO

[@mrmattandmrchay]

YESU GLEE no problems, glad you liked it

[@TRS-Tech]

Mr Chay - You did a fantastic job narrating this video. I think it was better than your dad's (don't tell him I said that) ... Very nicely done and its great to see at least some of the original lift gear in place. I bet you would have loved to go back in time to when they were first completed for a nice drink in the lounge at the very top, I know I would that's for sure. Trey trey bon Mr Chay :)

[@mrmattandmrchay]

aww that's a really nice comment. Thanks and I'll show him tomorrow :)

[@TRS-Tech]

Good he deserved it. I didn't hear the audio last time as the boss was asleep next to me. I have my own room now. BTW congrats on the Pripiyat video's they are great. Out of interest did you take a dosimeter with you and if so how many Rad's or roentgen's did you soak up?

[@funcik1]

Btw where are the ropes for lift at 7:53

[@philipssecurityates4931]

Wow, pretty tallest tower than Blackpool I live in my place I am! I'll never place there before guess is... It's so awesome place is very wide and so tallest tower the way up to sky is!!! 😲😵

[@timdaugherty5921]

Dude u are just adorable!

[@mrmattandmrchay]

+Tim Daugherty Me, Chay or my wife? lol! Chay was about 5 or 6 here, he is 11.5 now :)

[@sbs9830m_video_productions]

+mrmattandmrchay I think Chay

[@SamSitar]

how do the double deck lifts work there?

[@mrmattandmrchay]

Hi, These being the ones that go up the "legs" of the building and server floors G, 1 and 2? If you see the start of movie at 2:34, there are two platforms to enter either the top of bottom section of the lift. On the upper levels, it's the same, but the first/second floor actually have separate levels.

[@darenab2618]

I just recently went and its so different from two years ago when this video was shot. Now it's newly renovated and the only bad thing is that these men try to sell you souvenirs, and their really aggressive about it.

[@ssposbangaloreeast8421]

i luv paris :*

[@sambda]

At 1:30 you say the two lifts in the South pillar go to the second and third floors (i.e the top). I don't think this is true - they go to the first and second, not all the way up. The Jules Verne restaurant is on the second floor.

[@sheacashmere21]

I want to go there so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@opheliedubreuil6360]

Had you ever seen the Galleries Lafayettes lifts ? I have very few memories of them as i've only riden them when i was a little kid and after that, they've been completely changed for modern elevators. Such a shame, they did keep one of the old lifts as an exhibit in the base floor though. I always wondered why they didn't at least try to keep the style.

[@mrmattandmrchay]

I did have a quick look for these lifts, but unfortunately couldn't find a video showing the old 'unmodernised' lifts. I will have another look later though and thanks for the info.

[@opheliedubreuil6360]

They have been modernized such a long time ago, unfortunately. I remember riding the very old ones when i was about 4. Since then they have been modernized twice, the first time they sort of kept a vintage style, the second time they were completely replaced with glass elevators.

[@sergiocortesgarcia3324]

On a MrBeast video of the expensive vacations i found that the top lift of the tower was actually modernised by the same brand (OTIS)

[@sergiocortesgarcia3324]

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[@sergiocortesgarcia3324]

Thats the MrBeast Video that appears the tower

[@rideswithscissors]

Otis elevator, hooray! I was there when I was 10 years old, in 1965. I remember having ice cream on the Tower. Is that possible?

[@heatherjcollard]

My 11 year old is fascinated with the Eiffel tower but kept saying but where are the elevators? Your video was perfect to answer all her questions.

[@mrmattandmrchay]

+Heather Collard wow that's amazing! I'm glad it helped her. My son is 11 years old as well. Do you plan to visit or have you visited already?

[@heatherjcollard]

No plans at this time we are in America so that would be a very big trip for us. Someday she will get there.

[@xamandapiettex]

Scaryyy

[@drenahmeti22]

I've been there, it sways :P

[@LBSiUK]

Otis made those!

[@mcmac9565]

Just imagine if the floors of the lifts to the top floors were transparent

[@mrmattandmrchay]

that would be cool, but I guess not everyone would be happy with it ;)

[@kloudykatt]

But dad we just got here 3 minutes ago

[@RoyanGreenwood23]

Why am I having Duran Duran View to a Kill stuck in my head XD

[@mrmattandmrchay]

+Royann Greenwood haha!! Yes, I loved all the older bond films!

[@treasurehunteruk9718]

It looks like one big steel girder. Nowt special, at all.

[@knightchallenger]

Imagine walking up and down that monster on the stairs only be fun at first then its gets a little tiredness

[@munwarrafi5637]

good video sir

[@mrmattandmrchay]

+munwar rafi Thanks :)

[@philipssecurityates4931]

You're going up the top of tower vision place there is, oh my god!!! 😣😖

[@trentefeuilles]

i live for the day that the descending from 3rd to 2nd platform is permitted on foot..

[@maryz7017]

Whats with only filming the elevator buttons lol

[@batlin]

I was up there about 8 years ago and asked them to open that door so I could go down the stairs, having walked the rest of the way... the answer was a polite but firm "no" :-/

[@mrmattandmrchay]

You mean from the top floor down to level 2? Yeah, would have loved to walk down from there as perfect view of the lifts coming up :)

[@giochinina100]

Otis elevator

[@leoaussie2746]

I have been up there 8 times in my life.

[@jjagddeeshkallvagunta861]

Its Great man made structure jjagddeesh

[@mrmattandmrchay]

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[@rewakaziz5739]

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[@nelsonahlvik6650]

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[@alexbergibers9161]

What

[@namename5448]

Put on some music like Welcome to the Eiffel Tower enjoy the ride

[@mrmattandmrchay]

A bit late for that unfortunately. This would have made the video better but this is one of my earlier videos...the intro was added to all videos not long after this video. Thanks for the comment

[@isweariwillmurderevilowlso8985]

Do the elevators cost money to ride

[@mrmattandmrchay]

Yes. This is the access into the tower if you don't want to walk up the stairs. If you're going there do the behind the scenes tour like I did in my second series of videos. Not only do you get to see the lift hydraulic room but you go to the front of the queue also!

[@viviantheunicorn4347]

Um

[@slasezer5815]

I want to Paris Eıffel Tower. I am Turkish. GOMEZ GRANDE SWİFT CYRUS RİHANNA BEYONCE ......

[@EWPA14]

Um?

[@asddfasdqwe7389]

kid its called an elevator

[@WaygoodOtis]

Jonathan Little nope it's a lift only the americas uses elevator

[@asddfasdqwe7389]

we invented it so we name it :p

[@WaygoodOtis]

That's highly debatable Elisha Otis only invented the safety potion of it.

[@LBSiUK]

Elevator is American. Other places, like the UK, use lift.

[@Pablo99336]

Very enjoyable ! ...I dont think I could go up that tower though, even the Laxy wheel in the Isle of Man was too much for me !

[@mrmattandmrchay]

+Jack Silver awww the eiffel tower should be on everyone's bucket list. .. i must admit though coming back down the stairs with all the strange angles of the structure really plays with your head if you don't like heights

[@mrmattandmrchay]

+Jack Silver awww the eiffel tower should be on everyone's bucket list. .. i must admit though coming back down the stairs with all the strange angles of the structure really plays with your head if you don't like heights

[@Pablo99336]

Your son reminds me of my son when he was that age. His mother is Philippina and I miss him when he was that age.

[@Pablo99336]

Your son reminds me of my son when he was that age. His mother is Philippina and I miss him when he was that age.

[@cpufreak101]

same here man, my fear of heights is so bad that i'd literally lock up on the spot inside the elevator