A new $38 million glass floor, located high above ground, is giving tourists at the Eiffel Tower butterflies as the landmark celebrates its 125th anniversary. (Oct. 7)
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Paris, France – October 6, 2014
1. Tilt up on Eiffel Tower
2. Mid of glass on first level
3. Shot of glass floor
4. SOUNDBITE (English) SOUNDBITE (English) Yousef Mobaidin, Visiting from Jordan (Transcribed Below)
5. Mid of glass on first level
6. Mid of tourists looking through glass floor
7. Tilt down on man looking through glass floor
8. Looking down on tourists looking through glass floor
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Yousef Mobaidin, Tourist from Jordan (Transcribed Below)
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Aaron Smith, American Tourist (Transcribed Below)
11. Mid shot of glass enclosure
12. Tourists walking on glass floor
13. View of pedestrians below
14. Tilt down looking through glass floor
VOICEOVER SCRIPT:
THE EIFFEL TOWER IS GETTING A FACELIFT TO CELEBRATE IT’S 125TH ANNIVERSARY — A FACELIFT THAT’S NOT ONLY GIVING TOURISTS A FABULOUS VIEW — BUT A LITTLE BIT OF VERTIGO. TOO.
SOUNDBITE (English) Yousef Mobaidin, Jordanian Tourist:
“Actually I was terrified. It looks really scary.”
FOUR SECTIONS OF SEE-THROUGH GLASS FLOOR PANELS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THE LANDMARK’S FIRST LEVEL.
IT’S ABOUT 180 FEET ABOVE GROUND — SO THE PEDESTRIANS BELOW LOOK AS SMALL AS ANTS.
AND STANDING ON THE GLASS — OR SITTING ON IT — IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART.
SOUNDBITE (English) Yousef Mobaidin, Visiting from Jordan:
Although I know this glass is safe, it’s well protected, yet I felt scared. I don’t know why. It looks scary from up here. It’s nice.”
SOUNDBITE (English) Aaron Smith, Visiting from the U.S.
“Hoping they did a good job building it. Hoping I’m not that one guy that falls down. It was fun though.”
THE TOWER WAS ERECTED FOR THE WORLD’S FAIR IN 1889 — AND IT’S THE WORLD’S MOST VISITED PAYING ATTRACTION.
THE COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS — A LITTLE UNDER 40 MILLION DOLLARS
NED BARKER….ASSOCIATED PRESS.
