{"id":23468,"date":"2018-11-27T18:22:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T18:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=23468"},"modified":"2018-11-27T18:22:46","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T18:22:46","slug":"buy-your-own-piece-of-the-eiffel-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=23468","title":{"rendered":"Buy your own piece of the Eiffel Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n(CNN) \u2014 <\/cite>Forget your standard Paris<\/a> souvenir, now you can take part of the original Eiffel Tower home instead — a section of the statuesque building’s famous staircase is about to be auctioned off.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

The 25-step, 4-meter spiral staircase was part of the original stairway when the Eiffel Tower opened to global acclaim in 1889.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Eiffel Tower was designed by French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, pictured left, for the 1889 Paris Exposition.<\/p>\n

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The helix stairway, part of the link between levels two and three was part of the Tower’s structure until 1983, when elevators were installed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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An original part of the Eiffel Tower’s staircase is displayed outside the Artcurial French auction house in Paris.<\/p>\n

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Further afield, you can spot Eiffel steps on display in the Yoishii Foundation gardens in Yamanashi in Japan<\/a> and another near the Statue of Liberty in New York<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n
If you’re keen to nab a slice of this Parisian icon for yourself, you’ll need to have a lot of spare cash to splash. French auction house Artcurial <\/a>estimates the piece is worth $40,000-$60,000.<\/span><\/div>\n
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French auction house Artcurial estimates the landmark staircase is worth $40,000-$60,000.<\/p>\n

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Better move fast too. The auction takes place on November 27.<\/span><\/p>\n

The steps on sale are currently installed in Artcurial’s courtyard at the Rond-pont des Champs-Elys\u00e9es for public exhibition.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the third time Artcurial will present a slice of the Eiffel Tower at auction. In 2013, an original section measuring 3.5 meters went for \u20ac220,000 ($249,000). In 2016 another section went for \u20ac523,800 ($593,000).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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