i loved the video....i was fortunate enough to visit the eiffel tour in 2004 and this brings back fond memories
@Bonsi19987 жыл бұрын
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 😂
@mrmattandmrchay7 жыл бұрын
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?".
@TheNatasha6611 жыл бұрын
Superb video - really enjoyed it! Thanx for the upload!
@cpufreak1018 жыл бұрын
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
@mrmattandmrchay8 жыл бұрын
yes yes, I did read that somewhere also! Very interesting. Would love to see how they cut them and then restored the system afterwards.
@procksomaterman6 жыл бұрын
I think the Nazis carried one banner up. It only stood for a few hours before it blew away.
@denisjablonka5714 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahahahaha take that nazis
@treasurehunteruk97184 жыл бұрын
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!
@jonreeves51502 жыл бұрын
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 .
@CJWJR4 ай бұрын
4:03 Now, THERE'S something you don't see every day: a French person chewing gum.
@BingCherry119 жыл бұрын
Sweet!!! Thank you for posting this!!!
@mrmattandmrchay9 жыл бұрын
+BingCherry11 Glad you enjoyed watching it :)
@RODALCO20079 жыл бұрын
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.
@mrmattandmrchay9 жыл бұрын
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.
@flyingspiritgirl11 жыл бұрын
Great tour! Learned a lot
@TarzanAndConz12 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Love Chay's comments!
@alexjohns44479 жыл бұрын
Thank you for such detailed video.
@mrmattandmrchay9 жыл бұрын
+Alex Johns Glad you enjoyed watching it :)
@GenelysKitchen5 жыл бұрын
this was amazing view... new friend thumbs
@danapb9 жыл бұрын
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!
@mrmattandmrchay9 жыл бұрын
+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).
@express77710012 жыл бұрын
good film matt, i realy enjoyed that.
@tamjid23185 жыл бұрын
Beatiful
@michaelwalterselevatorsrob50098 ай бұрын
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.
@donnymoor10 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video.Well done.
@imaginox98 жыл бұрын
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
@zealspokenenglish10 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING VEDIO
@mrmattandmrchay10 жыл бұрын
YESU GLEE no problems, glad you liked it
@SummerADDE_Elevators12 жыл бұрын
Wow! I Like it!
@TheCannedkestrel7 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. Well done
@heatherjcollard8 жыл бұрын
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.
@mrmattandmrchay8 жыл бұрын
+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?
@heatherjcollard8 жыл бұрын
No plans at this time we are in America so that would be a very big trip for us. Someday she will get there.
@Pablo993368 жыл бұрын
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 !
@opheliedubreuil63607 жыл бұрын
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.
@mrmattandmrchay7 жыл бұрын
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.
@opheliedubreuil63607 жыл бұрын
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.
@danne6a11 жыл бұрын
DId you know that the lift uses water preasure to go up and down?
@kingwacky1848 жыл бұрын
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?
@mrmattandmrchay8 жыл бұрын
+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.
@TRS-Tech7 жыл бұрын
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 :)
@mrmattandmrchay7 жыл бұрын
aww that's a really nice comment. Thanks and I'll show him tomorrow :)
@TRS-Tech7 жыл бұрын
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?
@speedbullet535011 жыл бұрын
very nice, mate ! i made me travel too :)
@mcmac95655 жыл бұрын
Just imagine if the floors of the lifts to the top floors were transparent
@mrmattandmrchay5 жыл бұрын
that would be cool, but I guess not everyone would be happy with it ;)
@timdaugherty59219 жыл бұрын
Dude u are just adorable!
@mrmattandmrchay9 жыл бұрын
+Tim Daugherty Me, Chay or my wife? lol! Chay was about 5 or 6 here, he is 11.5 now :)
@sbs9830m_video_productions9 жыл бұрын
+mrmattandmrchay I think Chay
@funcik112 жыл бұрын
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
@sambda5 жыл бұрын
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.
@lbsiuk6 жыл бұрын
Otis made those!
@SamSitar7 жыл бұрын
how do the double deck lifts work there?
@mrmattandmrchay7 жыл бұрын
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.
@funcik112 жыл бұрын
Btw where are the ropes for lift at 7:53
@dontrellpoindexter23472 жыл бұрын
Superman took me here.
@mrmattandmrchay11 жыл бұрын
thanks :)
@jactv31003 жыл бұрын
Kakatakot ang taas sending support mt friend
@glennjimmyklain95723 жыл бұрын
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.
@munwarrafi56379 жыл бұрын
good video sir
@mrmattandmrchay9 жыл бұрын
+munwar rafi Thanks :)
@darenab261810 жыл бұрын
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.
@kc0eks12 жыл бұрын
nice thanks :-)
@philipssecurityates49315 жыл бұрын
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!!! 😲😵
@sheacashmere2111 жыл бұрын
I want to go there so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@isweariwillmurderevilowlso89856 жыл бұрын
Do the elevators cost money to ride
@mrmattandmrchay6 жыл бұрын
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!
@trentefeuilles11 жыл бұрын
i live for the day that the descending from 3rd to 2nd platform is permitted on foot..
@ssposbangaloreeast84219 жыл бұрын
i luv paris :*
@namename54485 жыл бұрын
Put on some music like Welcome to the Eiffel Tower enjoy the ride
@mrmattandmrchay5 жыл бұрын
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
@treasurehunteruk97184 жыл бұрын
It looks like one big steel girder. Nowt special, at all.
@sergiocortesgarcia33249 ай бұрын
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)
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" :-/
@mrmattandmrchay7 жыл бұрын
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 :)
@RoyanGreenwood238 жыл бұрын
Why am I having Duran Duran View to a Kill stuck in my head XD
@mrmattandmrchay8 жыл бұрын
+Royann Greenwood haha!! Yes, I loved all the older bond films!
@maryz701710 жыл бұрын
Whats with only filming the elevator buttons lol
@leoaussie274610 жыл бұрын
I have been up there 8 times in my life.
@jjagddeeshkallvagunta8617 жыл бұрын
Its Great man made structure jjagddeesh
@philipssecurityates49315 жыл бұрын
You're going up the top of tower vision place there is, oh my god!!! 😣😖
@drenahmeti2212 жыл бұрын
I've been there, it sways :P
@xamandapiettex4 жыл бұрын
Scaryyy
@knightchallenger4 жыл бұрын
Imagine walking up and down that monster on the stairs only be fun at first then its gets a little tiredness
@kloudykatt7 жыл бұрын
But dad we just got here 3 minutes ago
@giochinina1009 жыл бұрын
Otis elevator
@viviantheunicorn43478 жыл бұрын
Um
@asddfasdqwe73897 жыл бұрын
kid its called an elevator
@WaygoodOtis7 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Little nope it's a lift only the americas uses elevator
@asddfasdqwe73897 жыл бұрын
we invented it so we name it :p
@WaygoodOtis7 жыл бұрын
That's highly debatable Elisha Otis only invented the safety potion of it.
@lbsiuk6 жыл бұрын
Elevator is American. Other places, like the UK, use lift.
@slasezer58158 жыл бұрын
I want to Paris Eıffel Tower. I am Turkish. GOMEZ GRANDE SWİFT CYRUS RİHANNA BEYONCE ......
@EWPA148 жыл бұрын
Um?
@Pablo993368 жыл бұрын
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 !
@mrmattandmrchay8 жыл бұрын
+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
@mrmattandmrchay8 жыл бұрын
+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
@Pablo993368 жыл бұрын
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.
@Pablo993368 жыл бұрын
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.
@cpufreak1018 жыл бұрын
same here man, my fear of heights is so bad that i'd literally lock up on the spot inside the elevator