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The Eiffel Tower is extremely classy. Wouldn't it be cool to own like, a little part of it? 

A staircase, say. 

Well, guess what, someone actually bought a section of the original Eiffel Tower staircase for a rather large sum of money recently.

Take another little piece of my tower now, baby!

Take another little piece of my tower now, baby!

Image: JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images

The 25-step section is part of the original staircase from when the Eiffel Tower opened in 1889. The section in question —which weighs 750 kilos — was used to climb the iron tower in the days before lifts were introduced to the structure in 1983.  Read more...

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