137-Year-Old Piece of Eiffel Tower to Be Auctioned in Paris

A section of the landmark’s original staircase will go up for auction next month and could sell for a towering sum.
Smithsonian Magazine

A Dizzying Spiral Staircase With a Single Guardrail Once Led to the Top of the Eiffel Tower. Now, You Can Buy 14 of the Original Steps

The 1,062 steps connecting the tower's second and third levels were installed in 1889. Fragments from the 137-year-old ...