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Larktavia
#14 Reminds me of Spirited Away...
thisisnotmyname
A few of these are definitely "nope" worthy
sunnymomo88
The staircase at Santa Maria del Monte in Caltagirone, Sicily. They decorate it each year with flowers
chicharrone
OoooOoooOoooo and she's buyiiiiing a stairway...
Hashbrown123
Degarafarat
JacktheKind
#16 where's this one?
GiveMeAUsernameIDeserveaUsername
#3 looks like Skywalker Ranch as depicted in Thimbleweed Park https://www.trueachievements.com/customimages/l/051487.png
someguy7734206
#8 Is this a real place? If so, where is it?
zaphodB36
Dujiangyan Zhongshuge, located in Chengdu
Firehoser
Today’s architecture is severely lacking in the creativity department
Zahnradfee
Those with money are narrow minded assholes and those without money can't afford pretty houses.
jodu
Today you have to take accessibility, evacuation plans, etc into account.
sakasiru
"Oh, these are all beauti – *scrolls to #27* Gaaah!"
zortroz
PutItInNeutral
There would be one long staircase just going up
And one even longer coming down
And one more leading nowhere, just for show!
jefleysjvr12
#13 central station Antwerp Belgium
traumapatient
I had to stop and stair
dobroweigh
greenchair
These are cool. I wish they all had a regular lense rather than fisheye etc
SeriouslyWhosDownvotingThis
I wish they had captions
TheyCallMeCaptainAmerica
All of these require a wide angle lens to see the composition of the stairs. Anything with longer focal length would crop too much out.
doppelfisch
I never considered that. Neat! TIL a new thing :)
NAMEiBOOM
#22 isn't this the stairway that they said couldn't be built and then this random guy showed up and built it and then left.
TomBrokaw
https://indie88.com/the-loretto-chapel-staircase-was-a-miracle-of-old-world-craftsmanship/
BojanglesTheFlyingCar
#6 my favorite place
zFUBARz
Hogwarts?
BojanglesTheFlyingCar
No. Paris Opera House. #6 and #15
wickerandcork
#19 how old is that? Wow.
Daraanel
Very roughly, 4500 years.
FlyingDutchGirl
Looks like maybe inspiration for part of the temple of resurrection in BOTW
Cheesewhizzencroute
I’ve been somewhere similar, in Karnak. Brushing your fingers along ~4000 year old carvings on the walls is an weirdly incredible feeling
HairiAzmi
apatheticantisocialite
#10 looks just like 'Old City' from Dying Light.
zFUBARz
Stand to reason, Old town was designed after town in Poland, and the image is from Budapest They've had varying degree's of relations (1/2)
zFUBARz
from shared rulers, to borders, etc. for like 1500 years or so. (2/2)
Trailerman1984
Every staircase can be a Stairway To Heaven if you are clumsy enough
Daraanel
TsubakiTragic
#2 See where that lady is standing? That part of that staircase is about the size of my little house.
ButtonsAreForPushing
“Do you like collecting pictures of staircases?” “…Eh, it has its ups and downs”.
TravisTee34
“I want to start my own collection. Hod do I do that?” “One step at the time”
emeraldimage
Do you know which marvel hero really loves a good staircase? Bruce Bannister
DarkRedCape
Pretty sure I’ve seen a bunch of these while a dude with a husky voice in a raincoat keeps chasing me and mumbling something about stars.
SirSmurfalot
Did he have a hat?
thedarkdesert
Most of these are absolutely stunning pieces of architecture (except the minimalist staircase in #17 which looks like a deathtrap) but all >
thedarkdesert
< I can think of is that I couldn't imagine being so obscenely rich as to spend that sort of money on a staircase, when I could spend it >
thedarkdesert
< on something like feeding the poor.
Zahnradfee
It's nice having this kind of architecture in public buildings though.
VayaKahvi
Still needs a rail or something, but for modern artsy stairs not the worst.
Zahnradfee
Yes, number 17 is excluded from the statement. I was speaking in general terms.
thedarkdesert
Yeah, I'll concede public buildings are justified, given the amount of people that use them, and the fact that it's basically public art.
Zahnradfee
Like this for example. It's open to visitors even on weekends when nobody works there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Town_Hall_(Hanover)
Keeperofthe7keys
Should really label what/where these are.
LinemanMatt
#34 (the last photo) is at the Batu Caves Temple, just outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
chillestmarimo
#16 is Hotel Danieli in Venice.
chillestmarimo
#11 is the Natural History Museum in London. Photo is taken next to the slice of the trunk of a giant sequoia on the top floor.
jicahmusic
Some of them look ai generated
threenotch23
A couple of them definitely are…
Wulph421
These are all my house. It's all the same house
CruiseMad
#21 Spiral Staircase Vatican Museum - There's 2 =]
chillestmarimo
#31 is St Pancras hotel in London.
ZebulonBC
#26 is possibly in the lobby of the Hotel King Othon in Nafplion, Greece… or if not, one very much like it is…
chillestmarimo
#13 is Antwerp Central train station in Belgium.
CruiseMad
#20 Livraria Lello bookstore in Porto, Portugal
dadtheinhaler
#22 is the ‘Miraculous Staircase’ at Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, NM. Ok, that’s one :)
Totaltully
#29 is some big wall in West Taiwan. You're welcome
OmahaMH
At least two of them are Anor Londo
BukakeNinja
Ok @OP, these are stunning! I’m going to ask name and location for all of these. Except #27, fuck that one very much
Jaxotea
#30 - blue walls, chefchaouen, Morocco
#31 - St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, (Also No 24)
#32 - HIDE Resturant, London, UK
Jaxotea
#27 - Edifício Copan, São Paulo - Brazil
#28 - Tianmen Mountain, China
#29 - Great Wall of China
Jaxotea
#25 - Illinois State Capitol West Wing, SPRINGFIELD, IL, USA
#26 - gustave moreau staircase, Musée Gustave Moreau, Paris, France
Jaxotea
#9 - "Quinta da Vinha" Cavado Portugal (sparse Details on location)
#10 - Fisherman’s Bastion, Budapest, Hungary
Jaxotea
#33 - Brihadeeswara Temple, Hindu Temple in Thanjavur, India
#34 - Batu Caves, Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia
Jaxotea
#11 - Natural History Museum, London UK
#12 - Bojnice Castle – Slovakia
#13 - Antwerpen central train station
Jaxotea
#6 - Opera Garnier, Paris, France (Also No 15)
#7 - al sahaba mosque, Egypt
#8 - bookstore in Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Jaxotea
#20 - Livraria Lello (Bookstore), Porto, Portugal
#21 - Scala Elicoidale Momo, Vatican City
#22 - Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Jaxotea
#14 - Chongqing Hongyadon, China
#15 - Opera Garnier, Paris (Also No 6)
#16 - Hotel Danieli, Venice, Italy (repeated in 23)
Jaxotea
#4 - 25 W 88th St, New York City, NY 10024
#5 - Oak Wood Imperial Staircase In Castel Savoia, Gressoney-Saint-Jean AO, Italy
Jaxotea
#1 - Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest, Romania
#2 - The Royal Palace Of Naples, Naples, Italy
#3 - The House of Scientists, Lviv, Ukraine
paladindansesgirlfriend
I hope #3 is still standing
Jaxotea
#23 - Hotel Danieli, Venice, Italy (repeat of 16)
#24 - St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, London, UK (Also No 31)
Jaxotea
#17 - La Iglesia de Tas, Sopuerta, Spain
#18 - Castle Lednice, Lednice, Czechia
#19 - Dendera Temple to Hathor, Egypt
Jaxotea
Ask and ye shall receive! :-) (sorry about the spamming)
BukakeNinja
Sorry for what? That was amazing! Thank you kind internet stranger
Firehoser
AlcoholicsAnonymousBYO
.. did i just watch someone fly?
WaterYourPlants
Actually die. Last time it was reposted, people said the old lady died from her injuries. :-(
AlcoholicsAnonymousBYO
ow ouch, that poor darling - a panic grab can be a death grip - often happens on motorbikes too.
WaterYourPlants
Yeah, I regret for laughing the first time I saw that. I am sorry I spoiled it for you too.
AlcoholicsAnonymousBYO
Hey all good, at least I know not to make stupid jokes if I see that gif again, thanks for letting me know.
TheNamesAshHousewares
#19 is that ledge shoulder height, or do I have to Jackie Chan my way out?
AmyBethMegJo
It looks like it turns off to the left (if you want to take the easy way out).
TheNamesAshHousewares
Jackie Chan it is!
AmyBethMegJo
I concussed myself last week when I chose thrills over safety. Can't recommend that choice, but I understand. :-)
TheNamesAshHousewares
I bet you are but hope you're feeling better! https://youtu.be/WN71h43iR6U
AmyBethMegJo
Thanks for the laugh!