An authentic piece of history from the city of Paris will soon change hands to a private collector in the middle of this year. An original segment of the spiral staircase of the Eiffel Tower is scheduled to go up for auction on May 21, 2026. This sale offers a rare opportunity for French history and culture enthusiasts to own an original fragment of the world’s most famous iron tower.
The staircase segment to be auctioned is about 2.6 meters (8.5 feet) high and consists of 14 winding steps, as reported by Travel + Leisure. This fragment is part of the original structure built by Gustave Eiffel in the late 1880s, leading up to the 1889 World’s Fair. Before modern elevators were…