To be able to sustain a uniform appearance to an observer on the soil, three separate colours of paint are employed about the tower, together with the darkest about the bottom as well as the lightest at the top. On occasion the color in the paint is changed; the tower is currently painted a shade of brownish-grey. About the 1st floor you will discover interactive consoles hosting a poll for the color to use for a future session of painting.
The only non-structural elements are the four decorative grillwork arches, extra in Stephen Sauvestre’s sketches, which served to reassure visitors that the structure was secure, and to frame views of other nearby architecture.