{"id":1875537,"date":"2026-04-10T10:08:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1875537"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:08:44","slug":"step-right-up-a-rare-piece-of-the-eiffel-tower-is-heading-to-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1875537","title":{"rendered":"Step right up: A rare piece of the Eiffel Tower is heading to auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/69\/52\/1200x675_cmsv2_55a1b982-a385-5bb7-9c2f-9c2424a12fb7-9716952.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2885164-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2885164\" data-cid=\"9717218\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2885164-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" 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o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Culture<\/p>\n<p>                          Culture news<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Step right up: A rare piece of the Eiffel Tower is heading to auction<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/69\/52\/1536x864_cmsv2_55a1b982-a385-5bb7-9c2f-9c2424a12fb7-9716952.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"A piece of the Eiffel Tower is going on sale \"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              A piece of the Eiffel Tower is going on sale<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Credit: Canva Images\/ARTCURIAL <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Credit: Canva Images\/ARTCURIAL\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspTheo Farrant\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1775815724\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-04-10 12:08:44 +02:00\">10\/04\/2026 &#8211; 12:08 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It has survived two world wars, endless refurbishments, and has played host to more marriage proposals than perhaps any other structure on earth. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now a small piece of the world-famous <strong>Eiffel Tower<\/strong> is looking for somewhere quieter to live.<\/p>\n<p>An original section of the tower&#8217;s spiral staircase &#8211; the very steps that carried the first visitors upward when the iconic Parisian monument opened in 1889 &#8211; is going under the hammer on 21 May, courtesy of auction house Artcurial.<\/p>\n<p>Estimates put the likely sale price at between \u20ac120,000 and \u20ac150,000 &#8211; but the final price could very well climb higher if past auctions are anything to go by.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">&#8216;A rare crown jewel&#8217;: World&#8217;s first modern Olympic medal fetches \u20ac120,000 at auction <\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Centenary of Gustave Eiffel\u2019s death: Everything you didn\u2019t know about the Eiffel Tower<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.5\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/69\/52\/808x1206_cmsv2_7b3b9c4e-a3a2-547d-89a7-d2e68dd11e47-9716952.jpg\" alt=\"A section of the original staircase from the Eiffel Tower, soon going under the hammer. \"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">A section of the original staircase from the Eiffel Tower, soon going under the hammer. <\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Artcurial<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Standing 2.75 metres tall and 1.75 metres in diameter, the piece is made up of 14 steel steps, mounted on a cross-shaped base. It once formed part of the staircase connecting the tower&#8217;s second and third floors. <\/p>\n<p>When Gustave Eiffel&#8217;s iron marvel <strong>first opened during the Exposition Universelle of 1889<\/strong>, the only way up was on foot. It was only nearly a century later in 1983, during a significant renovation, that large sections were dismantled and replaced with lifts. <\/p>\n<p>Around 20 sections were removed and sold at the time, with many passing into private hands and others finding permanent homes in institutions such as the Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay and the Cit\u00e9 des Sciences et de l&#8217;Industrie. Others can be seen in the gardens of the Yoishii Foundation in Yamanashi, Japan, as well as near the Statue of Liberty in New York. <\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s clearly still an appetite for a piece of the landmark &#8211; a similar section sold for a staggering \u20ac523,800 in 2016. 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It has survived two world wars, endless refurbishments, and has played host to more marriage proposals than perhaps any other structure on earth.Now a small piece of the world-famous Eiffel Tower is looking for somewhere quieter to live.An original section of the tower&#8217;s spiral staircase &#8211; the very steps that carried the first visitors upward when the iconic Parisian monument opened in 1889 &#8211; is going under the hammer on 21 May, courtesy of auction house Artcurial.Estimates put the likely sale price at between \u20ac120,000 and \u20ac150,000 &#8211; but the final price could very well climb higher if past auctions are anything to go by.Standing 2.75 metres tall and 1.75 metres in diameter, the piece is made up of 14 steel steps, mounted on a cross-shaped base. 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