Tourists look at Eiffel Tower models displayed by souvenir vendors in front the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadero in Paris, France, on July 26, 2011.

PARIS — Every souvenir shop in Paris sells miniature Eiffel Towers, but one lucky bidder will soon be able to buy a piece of the real thing. A section of the winding iron staircase that Gustave ...

Forget your standard Paris souvenir, now you can take part of the original Eiffel Tower home instead – a section of the statuesque building’s famous staircase is about to be auctioned off.

They are a familiar sight to visitors to the Eiffel Tower: souvenir sellers hawking knick-knacks ranging from plastic models of the famous structure to hats that double as umbrellas. But the ...

Police in Paris seized a mammoth sixty tonnes of miniature Eiffel Towers this week as part of an investigation into illegal street peddling in the city’s tourist hotspots.

French police have seized 20 tonnes of miniature Eiffel Towers in an operation to dismantle an extensive network selling souvenirs in the capital Paris.

The Eiffel Tower was constructed in 1889 ahead of a world's fair in Paris and has undergone several rounds of renovation work in the more than 100 years since. During some of those renovations ...

French police have seized 20 tonnes of miniature Eiffel Towers in an operation to dismantle an extensive network selling souvenirs in the capital Paris. A joint probe with French immigration ...