PARIS - The Eiffel Tower, which has become a global icon of France, was lit up with colors of Turkish flag under the ongoing "Season of Turkey" activities in France.
The tower will be wearing Turkey's colors (red and white) from 8:00 p.m. to dawn for five days.
The Paris Municipality, earlier, decided to make a gesture to President Abdullah Gul during his visit to Paris by lighting up the tower with colors of Turkish flag from October 6 to October 11.
Turkish President Gul will pay a state visit to France on October 7 to attend opening of the exhibition "Istanbul through the Ages" at Grand Palais.
"Season of Turkey" activities began with a performance of the Anatolian Fire dance group in front of the Eiffel tower in July.
The Eiffel Tower, which is the tallest building in Paris and the second in France behind the Millau Viaduct, is one of the most visited monuments in the world with more than six million people ascending it every year. Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrance arch for the 1889 World's Fair.