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Eiffel Tower's first stairs sold at Paris auction
Quick ReadSection of Eiffel Tower's original staircase sold at Paris auction for $150,000
PARIS (AP) — A section of the Eiffel Tower's original staircase has sold for euro105,400 ($154,380) in an auction of Paris memorabilia.
The 40 painted iron steps had been estimated at a much lower price, euro50,000-euro60,000. Organizers of the Paris auction say Gustave Eiffel himself climbed the stairs during the 1889 inauguration of the monument to plant the French flag atop the tower.
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