The North and South pillars of the Eiffel Tower both originally had Otis elevators that carried people up and down from the ground floor to the second floor, until they were dismantled in 1910. However, a Schneider electric elevator was installed in 1965 and modernised in 1995, then again revised again in 1997.

Was the Eiffel Tower built with an elevator?

The elevators at the time of construction

In June 1889, five hydraulic elevators went into operation. This initial elevator technology was further modernized a decade later by Gustave Eiffel for the Universal Exposition of 1900. ... East and West pillars: "Roux-Combaluzier" elevators were in service until 1897.

When was the elevator installed in the Eiffel Tower?

At the North and South pillars, Otis hydraulic elevators were installed when the Eiffel Tower opened in 1889 until 1910. The North Pillar Electric Elevator project was launched in the early 1960s and was commissioned in 1965.