DW Top • May 21, 2026 19:02

France: Part of Eiffel Tower sold at auction for €450,000

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A French collector bought a 14-step staircase section of the Eiffel Tower at an auction in Paris.

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Thu 15:35 - Süddeutsche Zeitung Alles

Auctions: A piece of the Eiffel Tower for 450,160 euros

Thu 15:53 - HLN (BE)

Fourteen steps of the Eiffel Tower auctioned for more than 450,000 euros

Thu 17:14 - Euronews

Eiffel Tower staircase section sells for over 450,000 euros at auction

Thu 19:02 - DW All

France: Part of Eiffel Tower sold at auction for €450,000

Thu 19:02 - DW Top

France: Part of Eiffel Tower sold at auction for €450,000

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France: Part of Eiffel Tower sold at auction for €450,000

A French collector bought a 14-step staircase section of the Eiffel Tower at an auction in Paris.

Euronews

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Eiffel Tower staircase section sells for over 450,000 euros at auction

The section was part of the tower’s original staircase linking the second and third floors and was removed when lifts were installed in the 1980s.

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Fourteen steps of the Eiffel Tower auctioned for more than 450,000 euros

Een deel van een trap van de Eiffeltoren is voor 450.160 euro verkocht aan een Franse verzamelaar. Dat heeft het veilinghuis Artcurial bekendgemaakt. De in totaal veertien treden - goed …

Süddeutsche Zeitung Alles

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Auctions: A piece of the Eiffel Tower for 450,160 euros

Ein Teil einer Wendeltreppe vom Eiffelturms in Paris wechselt den Besitzer. Überhaupt sind Stücke aus der guten alten Zeit bei Auktionen gefragt.