{"id":5470,"date":"2026-05-22T09:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/life-style\/section-of-eiffel-tower-staircase-fetches-over-e450000-at-auction\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T09:34:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:34:00","slug":"section-of-eiffel-tower-staircase-fetches-over-e450000-at-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/life-style\/section-of-eiffel-tower-staircase-fetches-over-e450000-at-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Section of Eiffel Tower staircase fetches over \u20ac450,000 at auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\">\n    <figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\" spellcheck=\"false\">A portion of the original staircase of the Eiffel Tower, built by Gustave Eiffel in 1889, is displayed during a press preview ahead of its upcoming auction organised by Artcurial in Paris, France, May 13, 2026. \u2014 Reuters<\/figcaption><grammarly-extension data-grammarly-shadow-root=\"true\" class=\"dnXmp\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 1; --rem: 16;\"\/><grammarly-extension data-grammarly-shadow-root=\"true\" class=\"dnXmp\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 1; --rem: 16;\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>PARIS: A spiral segment of the Eiffel Tower&#8217;s original staircase sold for more than \u20ac450,000 at auction in Paris on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The buyer, who was in the auction room, became the owner of a 14-step section of staircase that stands 9 feet tall, weighs 1.4 tonnes and dates back to 1889, the year the monument that towers over central Paris was completed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you buy a piece of the Eiffel Tower, you&#8217;re buying a piece \u2060of Paris, along with all the imagination and symbolism it represents,&#8221; said Sabrina Dolla, Art Deco design director at Artcurial Paris auction house where the sale took place.<\/p>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2026-05-22\/665610_2350778_updates.jpg\" alt=\"A portion of the original staircase of the Eiffel Tower, built by Gustave Eiffel in 1889, is displayed during a press preview ahead of its upcoming auction organised by Artcurial in Paris, France, May 13, 2026. \u2014 Reuters\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/><figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\" spellcheck=\"false\">A portion of the original staircase of the Eiffel Tower, built by Gustave Eiffel in 1889, is displayed during a press preview ahead of its upcoming auction organised by Artcurial in Paris, France, May 13, 2026. \u2014 Reuters<\/figcaption><grammarly-extension data-grammarly-shadow-root=\"true\" class=\"dnXmp\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 1; --rem: 16;\"\/><grammarly-extension data-grammarly-shadow-root=\"true\" class=\"dnXmp\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 1; --rem: 16;\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>More than four decades ago, a total of 526 feet of staircase were cut into smaller sections and sold, replaced by elevators which now carry visitors to the Eiffel Tower&#8217;s highest viewing platform.<\/p>\n<p>The section auctioned on Thursday fetched \u20ac450,160 ($521,825.47), three times the upper range of its pre-sale \u2060estimated value of between \u20ac120,000 and \u20ac150,000.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008 one section sold to a private American buyer for a record of \u20ac550,000. Other pieces of Eiffel Tower staircase, ranging from nine to 30 feet, are housed at prestigious venues around the globe.<\/p>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2026-05-22\/665610_2220726_updates.jpg\" alt=\"A portion of the original staircase of the Eiffel Tower, built by Gustave Eiffel in 1889, is displayed during a press preview ahead of its upcoming auction organised by Artcurial in Paris, France, May 13, 2026. \u2014 Reuters\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/><figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\" spellcheck=\"false\">A portion of the original staircase of the Eiffel Tower, built by Gustave Eiffel in 1889, is displayed during a press preview ahead of its upcoming auction organised by Artcurial in Paris, France, May 13, 2026. \u2014 Reuters<\/figcaption><grammarly-extension data-grammarly-shadow-root=\"true\" 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