The Parisian landmark is one of the top 10 most visited monuments in the world and as a result demands around €130m (£110m/$139m) in upkeep costs.
Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE), the public company that operates the landmark, is aiming to recoup costs from the work as well as lost revenue dating back to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Adults must now pay around €35 to reach the top of the Tower, an increase on the previous cost of €29.10.
During the pandemic, the Tower closed for several months which led to a near fourfold drop in revenue in 2020 as it took in €25m compared to €99m the year before.
However, it has not lost its appeal among tourists as around 6.3m people visited the monument last year, marking its highest total since 2015.
Some of the Tower’s employees have blamed SETE and the Parisian government for high maintenance costs.
Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed the Tower, originally instructed that it should be repainted every seven years, emphasising the importance of this time frame for preserving the metal structure.
However, the 20th repainting operation began in 2020 – 11 years after the previous occurrence.
SETE has blamed the extra maintenance costs on the need to treat for lead discovered in previous coats of paint because, for the first time, the tower has been stripped before a repainting.
This was done to ensure its readiness for Paris’ hosting of the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer.