Skaters gliding along the ice on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower, 57 meters above ground level, on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, December 20, 2011. The rink will only be in operation until February 1st. It is the second consecutive year that the ice skating rink opens in the Eiffel Tower. At 200 square meters (2,150 sq feet), it is only about a third of the size of New York's famed Rockefeller Center ice rink. Last year, more than 1,000 skaters visited the Tower's frozen surface, dubbed "a popular success," by organizers of the initiative. Skates can be hired for 5
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Skaters gliding along the ice on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower, 57 meters above ground level, on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, December 20, 2011. The rink will only be in operation until February 1st. It is the second consecutive year that the ice skating rink opens in the Eiffel Tower. At 200 square meters (2, 150 sq feet), it is only about a third of the size of New York's famed Rockefeller Center ice rink. Last year, more than 1, 000 skaters visited the Tower's frozen surface, dubbed "a popular success, " by organizers of the initiative. Skates can be hired for 5 euros (6.5 dollars). The rink will remain open daily until 10.30pm, so nightfall will not stop tourists from skating under the colored lights that illuminate it. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM