Located in the Château de La Rochefoucauld, Charente, France. Via.
Reminds me of the "Meeting on the Turret Stairs" painting.
Reposted to add this "double spiral staircase" -
with a video here.
And this "double helix staircase" -
- at the Chateau de Chambord.
See also this "alternating tread stairway"
At the Biltmore House in Asheville, NC, one set of stairs in the house come out from the wall...but do not attached to anything at the other end of each step! It looks for all the world like leverage would ensure that the step would break, etc. If I recall correctly, they were called "cantilevered" steps, with support from a portion of the step beneath it AND the fitting into the wall.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing to me how ingenious architects and builders are. I never seem to grow tired admiring their excellence.
Can't stop stairing, eh?
ReplyDeleteThe last one is identical to the one in Anor Londo in the Dark Souls videogame.
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