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title: "How many steps up Arc de Triomphe? 284"
description: "284 steps up Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. Open to climb. What that count reaches, the height climbed, the average rise per step, and how it compares."
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# How many steps to the top of Arc de Triomphe?

**Steps to the top of Arc de Triomphe: 284**

Reaching the roof terrace at 50 m · open to climb

A tight spiral of 284 steps inside the north pillar reaches the terrace, which many Parisians will tell you is the better view of the two — because it is the one viewpoint in central Paris that includes the Eiffel Tower. A lift exists but is reserved for visitors with reduced mobility and does not reach the terrace itself; the last flight is stairs for everyone. The roof looks down on the twelve-avenue Étoile roundabout, whose traffic is the other reason to go up. The underpass from the Champs-Élysées is the only safe way to reach the monument.

## The numbers

- **Steps:** 284
- **Reaches:** the roof terrace at 50 m
- **Public access:** Open to climb
- **Where:** Paris, France
- **Height climbed:** 50 m — 164 ft
- **Average rise per step:** 176 mm

## What the climb is like

About 10 minutes. A continuous narrow spiral with no landings to rest on until near the top.

> Published counts for the same structure routinely disagree by five to ten per cent, and nearly always for one of three reasons: whether intermediate landings count as steps, whether the final platform step counts, and where the climb is deemed to start. The figure here says what it reaches.

## How it compares

*Only the ones marked open to climb can actually be walked.*

- Wat Phra That Doi Suthep: 306 steps
- Sacré-Cœur dome: 300 steps
- Bunker Hill Monument: 294 steps
- Arc de Triomphe: 284 steps
- York Minster central tower: 275 steps
- Batu Caves: 272 steps
- Saint Isaac's Cathedral colonnade: 262 steps

*Arc de Triomphe ranks 44 of 56 here by step count.*

| Structure | Steps | Reaches | Access |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wat Phra That Doi Suthep | 306 | the temple terrace, from the car park on the mountain road | Open to climb |
| Sacré-Cœur dome | 300 | the dome gallery at 83 m above the basilica floor, 200 m above sea level | Open to climb |
| Bunker Hill Monument | 294 | the observation chamber at 67 m | Open to climb |
| Arc de Triomphe | 284 | the roof terrace at 50 m | Open to climb |
| York Minster central tower | 275 | the top of the central tower, at 70 m | Open to climb |
| Batu Caves | 272 | the Temple Cave, in a limestone hill above Kuala Lumpur | Open to climb |
| Saint Isaac's Cathedral colonnade | 262 | the colonnade walkway around the dome, at 43 m | Open to climb |

## Common questions

### How many steps to the top of Arc de Triomphe?

284, reaching the roof terrace at 50 m.

### Can the public climb Arc de Triomphe?

Open to climb. About 10 minutes. A continuous narrow spiral with no landings to rest on until near the top.

### How high is that climb?

50 m, about 164 ft, which averages 176 mm per step.

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