Eiffel Tower to be turned into Euro 2016 rental apartment

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Eiffel Tower to be turned into Euro 2016 rental apartment

The Associated Press Published Thursday, May 19, 2016 11:20AM EDT

A group of tourists line at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, Monday, May 16, 2016. (AP / Michel Euler)

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PARIS -- Four lucky competition winners are set to be the first people in history to use the Eiffel Tower as a vacation home next month.

Rental company is taking over part of the first floor of the iconic 300-meter (yard) landmark for the duration of the UEFA Euro 2016 soccer tournament in Paris, and transforming it into Hausmannian-style living quarters.

The competition opens Thursday for the chance to stay in the famous monument, which provides panoramic views onto the Arc de Triomphe, the Sacre Coeur and the Seine river.

Brian Sharples, HomeAway CEO, called the move "unprecedented" and said it was "guaranteed to provide the most epic vacation memories of a lifetime."