article_snippet.sent: The Eiffel Tower has been closed after workers walked out in support of the unions strike against the government's austerity measures.
article_snippet.sent: Signs were placed at the foot of the Eiffel Tower warning that the landmark was closed due to strike action .
article_snippet.sent: There are an average 25,000 ascents at The Eiffel Tower every day, and at €15.50 (£11.25) a ticket, the closure will cost Paris tourism almost €387,500 (£280,000) in entry fees, excluding gifts bought and food and drink sales.
article_snippet.sent: The Local, union representative Stephane Dieu said that '90 per cent' of staff had voted to strike and that signs had been placed at the foot of The Eiffel Tower to ensure 'tourists don't hang around for nothing.'
article_snippet.sent: Local media said staff who man Paris's Eiffel Tower would keep staff who man Paris's Eiffel Tower shut staff who man Paris's Eiffel Tower until 6pm local time as part of the strike.
article_snippet.sent: Representative of CGT union, one of the unions who voted to strike, Stéphane God, told AFP that The Eiffel Tower is expected to be shut for 18 hours in total .
article_snippet.sent: The Eiffel Tower is due to reopen to the public at around 6pm this evening .
highlights_snippet.sent: There are around 25,000 ascents up The Eiffel Tower each day .