PARIS: The Eiffel Tower in Paris announced on its official website on Saturday that it will close at 4 p.m. (1400 GMT) on Saturday and Sunday due to soaring temperatures, instead of its regular closing time of 0045 a.m. (2245 GMT) the following day.
The Louvre Museum and the Orsay Museum in Paris have also shortened their opening hours. The Louvre will close at 4 p.m. (1400 GMT) through July 13, while the Orsay Museum will close at 5 p.m. (1500 GMT) through July 15.
According to French media reports, around one-quarter of France is under a red alert for extreme heat. Meteo-France forecast a high of 36 degrees Celsius in Paris on Saturday, with temperatures in some other parts of the country expected to reach 39 to 40 degrees Celsius. The current heatwave is expected to persist until the middle of next week.
