A trifle of Eiffel for sale
Posted Monday, November 19, 2007, 9:12 PM by Lonely Planet
Always wanted to own a piece of the world's most famous tourist attraction? Well one of the Eiffel Tower's spiral staircases is up for grabs... but it'll cost you.
The 4.5m, 20-step section, which once linked the tower's second and third levels, is expected to fetch up to 30,000 euros (US$44,000) when it goes under the hammer at an auction in Paris. The staircase was climbed by Gustave Eiffel to inaugurate his 324m tower in 1889 but was removed in 1983 to make room for a lift.
Insiders say this might be the last piece available to the public, as the other 23 sections have already been bought by museums and collectors around the world.
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I saw this piece on the news - Way cool, but I just don't know what buying it would lead to. Then I'd need a bigger house, and something to put at the top... All of which would take away from my travel budget. *sigh* I'll settle for using the ones still installed at the Tower.
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