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Shining a new light on the Eiffel tower

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Globe and Mail Update

Published May 5, 2015

A campaign to change and clean the Eiffel tower's 425 golden light bulbs starts today and is done every four years. Technicians made the scenic climb over Paris to change the ten thousand bulbs.

Technician Eric Auzolles (R) hands a new bulb to his colleague Pascal Duteil as they work to change the sodium golden light bulbs on the Eiffel tower in Paris, France.Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
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Technician Pascal Duteil changes one of the sodium golden light bulbs on the Eiffel tower in Paris, France.Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
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Technician Pascal Duteil changes one of the sodium golden light bulbs on the Eiffel tower in Paris, France.Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
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Technician Davd Kalic changes one of the sodium golden light bulbs on the Eiffel tower in Paris, France.Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
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Technician Pascal Duteil changes one of the sodium golden light bulbs on the Eiffel tower in Paris, France.Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
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Technician David Kalic (L) and colleagues clean and change some of the sodium golden light bulbs on the Eiffel tower in Paris, France.Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
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Technician David Kalic cleans one of the sodium golden light bulbs on the Eiffel tower in Paris, France.Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
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Technicians change the sodium golden light bulbs on the Eiffel tower in Paris, France.Lionel Bonaventure/AFP / Getty Images
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Technicians change the sodium golden light bulbs on the Eiffel tower in Paris, France.Lionel Bonaventure/AFP / Getty Images
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Technicians change the sodium golden light bulbs on the Eiffel tower in Paris, France.Lionel Bonaventure/AFP / Getty Images
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