If you’ve ever wanted to visit the world’s most romantic city Paris, and take a cute picture with bae near the Eiffel Tower, then you’re not the only one. Eiffel Tower laces the bucket list of thousands of travel enthusiasts every year. And here’s where we have great news for you. Now, you can not only visit the Eiffel Tower but also own a part of it. Didn’t get it? Well, a part of the original staircase of the Eiffel Tower is up for sale. The auction house Artcurial as part of its Art Déco & Design sale will auction it on December 1. Read on to know more.
Original Staircase From Eiffel Tower To Be Auctioned
A segment of the original staircase from Eiffel Tower is up for auction. The auction house, Artcurial announced it on its social media page. The caption on its Instagram post reads “On the occasion of our Art Déco & Design sale on December 1st, Artcurial will be selling a part of the stairs from the Eiffel Tower! Nearly 3 meters high and comprised of 14 steps, this spiral staircase from 1889 used to connect the second and third levels of the monument. In 2016, another set of iconic from the one we call “the iron lady” was sold for half a million euros.”
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This 2.6m segment of the original Eiffel Tower staircase was built by Gustave Eiffel and his associates. They built it for the Universal Exhibition of 1889. The staircase was later removed and replaced with elevators. The History section of the sale on Artcurial’s website reads, “Element n ° 17 of the original helical staircase of the Eiffel Tower, dismantled in 1983 to make room for new elevators and sold at public auction on December 1, 1983, on the Eiffel Tower.” The auction house expects that this staircase will fetch around 30,000-40,000 euros or at least ₹35 lakhs. Meanwhile, go on a virtual tour to Paris with our Chief Editor Kamiya Jani, through this gorgeous video.