France: Part of Eiffel Tower sold at auction for €450,000
Key takeaways
- A French collector bought a 14-step staircase section of the Eiffel Tower at an auction in Paris.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5E9Ec The steps, which were dismantled in 1983, were originally part of a spiral staircase connecting the second and third floors of the Eiffel Tower Image: Alice Sacco/REUTERSAdvertisement.
- A French collector purchased the nearly three-meter-high (about 9-foot-high) section of the Eiffel Tower staircase that dates back to 1889.
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A French collector bought a 14-step staircase section of the Eiffel Tower at an auction in Paris.
https://p.dw.com/p/5E9Ec The steps, which were dismantled in 1983, were originally part of a spiral staircase connecting the second and third floors of the Eiffel Tower Image: Alice Sacco/REUTERSAdvertisement. A section of the original spiral staircase from the Eiffel Tower was sold at auction by Artcurial in Paris for around €450,000 ($523,000) on Thursday.
A French collector purchased the nearly three-meter-high (about 9-foot-high) section of the Eiffel Tower staircase that dates back to 1889. The staircase consists of 14 steps and weighs 1.4 tons. It had previously been valued at between €120,000 and €150,000.