PARIS, France-- A small section of stairs that previously stood in the Eiffel Tower in Paris has far exceeded ... The wrought-iron steps had been given an estimated value of just $50,000.

The idea for the auction, called 'Paris mon amour', came after a nearby town put up for sale an eight metre section of the Eiffel Tower's original spiral staircase. It's expected to fetch more ...

BOISE — When the Eiffel Tower was built in the late 1880s, many Parisians hated it. This monstrous steel building — the tallest in the world at the time — ruined the beautiful skyline ...

A 14-step chunk of the Eiffel Tower's spiral staircase was sold for 274,475 euros ($328,427) in Paris on Tuesday, nearly 10 times the guide price, auction house Artcurial said. The nearly-three ...

A 14-step chunk of the Eiffel Tower's spiral staircase is sold for nearly 10 times its guide price A 14-step chunk of the Eiffel Tower’s spiral staircase was sold for 274,475 euros ($328,427 ...

The 25-step, 4-meter spiral staircase was part of the original stairway when the Eiffel Tower opened to global acclaim in 1889. The helix stairway, part of the link between levels two and three wa ...

As our group climbed the final spiral steps back up to ground level at the catacombs in Paris, Gentry was already planning our journey to the top of the Eiffel Tower. I didn’t know how I would survive ...