Symbol of Paris
In yet others, as a symbol of the city in a more peripheral way.
- 1965 In Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines the remaining competitors (Orvil Newton and Richard Mays) are shown flying past the base of the tower when they arrive in Paris. Spectators are also shown crowded on top of the tower during this segment.
- 1967 In The Beatles song, 'I Am the Walrus', a character called 'Semolina Pilchard' climbs the tower.
- 1968–2001 A miniature tower is the home of the puppet Grandpere in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
- 1970 The tower is shown in the classic animated film The Aristocats.
- 1979 In the Doctor Who serial City of Death, several scenes were filmed at the Tower, including the final scene of the final part of the serial.
- 1985 In National Lampoon's European Vacation, Clark throws Rusty's beret off the tower. A dog, thinking it is a frisbee, jumps after it. Because a PG-13 was sought, the dog's life is saved by landing in a pond at the bottom of the tower.
- 1991 In Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (and the 1996 Deep Space Nine episode "Homefront"), the tower is visible from the Paris office of the Federation President.
- 1992 The tower was the logo of the bid of Paris for the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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