People took to social media to share images of the tourist attraction shut off and a police cordon surrounding it, with witnesses being interrogated by police. Officers cleared the area and appeared to search some witnesses.
Another said: "#EiffelTower something not right?"
Bob Thomas said on Twitter: "Anyone know what is going on at the Eiffel Tower? All been shut down."
Earlier in the evening Bob told the Mirror: "We're stuck in one of the legs outside the lift. We've been locked in. Told it's a full lock down. Nothing official yet. We are currently locked down at the base outside one of the lifts. Been told a guy was acting weird but no confirmed weapon. The staff have been locked in with us."
A spokesman for police in Paris said: "A person was arrested, the incident is finished. He wasn't armed. We'll know more about his motives tomorrow."
Paris-based journalist Charlotte Dubenskij said the Eiffel Tower is now open again and trapped tourists have been allowed out.
Zoë Grisedale said: "They have found a suspicious item. We are all to wait outside terminal."
Eurostar addressed the incident on social media, saying: "We regret that for security reasons check-in and border controls will need to be repeated for customers of #ES9063. There will be a consequent delay to the departure of #ES9063. Thank you for your understanding."
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