The Eiffel Tower was closed on Thursday due to a nationwide strike in France by the country's major unions.

Protesters took to the streets of more than 200 towns and cities across France to denounce spending cuts and demand higher taxes on the rich — the latest of a series of protests that started last month amid political turmoil and heated budget talks.

In Paris, thousands of workers, retirees and students started marching on Thursday afternoon from Place d'Italie. A sign at the Eiffel Tower informed visitors that it was closed due to the strike and apologized.

A placard reads, "Due to a strike the Eiffel Tower is closed, we apologize," with the Eiffel Tower in the background, amid a nationwide day of strike called by France's eight biggest workers unions for "social justice" meas

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