25 steps of Eiffel Tower sell for â¹1.34 crore at auction in Paris
A part of Eiffel Tower's staircase was auctioned for â¹1.34 crore (â¬1,69,000), three times the original estimate, at an auction in Paris on Tuesday. The 129-year-old staircase, 14-feet in height, weighs about 900 kilograms and includes about 25 steps. It connected the top two floors of the Eiffel Tower, before it was cut out in 1983 to instal a lift. 