Great staircases remind us that architecture was once art. These are the world's most beautiful examples 🧵 pic.twitter.com/RkH3LsyOOx
2023-06-14 20:44:091. The Imperial staircase, Savoy Castle, Valle d'Aosta (1904) 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/bHbbv9EML1
2023-06-14 20:44:102. The grand staircase, Palais Garnier Opera House, Paris (1875) 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/PJ6dOEA29w
2023-06-14 20:44:113. The Bramante Staircase, the Vatican Museums, Vatican City (1932) 🇻🇦 pic.twitter.com/TDYqsUDy27
2023-06-14 20:44:124. The double-spiral staircase, Château de Chambord, Chambord (1547) 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/q8sGYiTbDh
2023-06-14 20:44:135. Livraria Lello bookstore, Porto (1906) 🇵🇹 pic.twitter.com/PsnKQiIvvw
2023-06-14 20:44:136. The grand staircase, Würzburg Residence, Würzburg (1737) 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/ReFMoTCVKJ
2023-06-14 20:44:147. The spiral staircase, Villa Farnese at Caprarola, Lazio (1559) 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/yWq767i6h4
2023-06-14 20:44:158. The oval staircase at Prémontré Abbey, Aisne (17th Century) 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/fbj5c8WyA5
2023-06-14 20:44:159. The Hall of Honour spiral staircase at Peleș Castle, Sinaia (1911) 🇷🇴 pic.twitter.com/v3ZSdlkqjG
2023-06-14 20:44:1610. The Inverted Tower, Quinta da Regaleira, Sintra (1911) 🇵🇹 pic.twitter.com/I7BTMHWw6H
2023-06-14 20:44:1611. The Vertigo Staircase, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney (1898) 🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/QSDAATSn2v
2023-06-14 20:44:1712. The Baroque spiral staircase, Melk Abbey, Melk (1736) 🇦🇹 pic.twitter.com/4BgMnTighB
2023-06-14 20:44:1813. The Rococo staircase, Palazzo Biscari, Catania, Sicily (1763) 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/p1zDLQ5R4B
2023-06-14 20:44:1914. The Gustave Moreau Museum, Paris (1895) 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/Wa0O62h6V7
2023-06-14 20:44:1915. The Halle State Courthouse, Halle (1905) 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/qO0AtgP0jC
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2023-06-03 07:29:13@Culture_Crit Museum of Art History (1891), Vienna🇦🇹 pic.twitter.com/7unaR0HRZA
2023-06-14 20:59:52@Culture_Crit Another fine example: the stairs of the ethnographic museum of Galicia pic.twitter.com/5ael4sBFEl
2023-06-14 21:45:00Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.