More than two dozen wrought-iron steps from the original spiral structure, from between the second and third floors of the Paris landmark, were sold to a Middle East collector for 169,000 euros (about P10 million) after a bidding-war in the French capital. Auction house Artcurial originally estimated the sale price to be between 40,000 and 60,000 euros (around P2.4 to P3.6 million). The stairs, which stand 4.3 meters high (13 foot) and were part of a private Canadian collection, date from 1889 when the legendary French engineer Gustave Eiffel built the 324-meter edifice as the centerpiece of the Paris Universal Exhibition. It soon became the most iconic feature on the Paris ...
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