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A staircase or stairway is one or more flights of stairs leading from one floor to another, and includes landings, newel posts, handrails, balustrades, and additional parts. [4] In buildings, stairs is a term applied to a complete flight of steps between two floors. A stair flight is a run of stairs or steps
In the real world, the hero should always be in front of the villain throughout this chase. However, in the case of the Penrose stairs the hero descends another flight of stairs to catch up to the antagonist and catch him unaware. [14] The cover of the 2011 album Angles by American rock band The Strokes depicts a complex set of Penrose stairs.
Schroeder stairs; Shepherd's Steps; Small Staircase in Kalemegdan Park; Smokeproof enclosure; Spanish Steps; Spanish Steps (Tacoma, Washington) Stair climbing; Stair lift; Stair nosing; Stair rod; Stair tread; Staircase; Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte; Staircase tower; Staircases in Mariahilf; Stairways in Naples; Strudlhofstiege
Traditionally, in North American cities, the stoop served an important function as a spot for brief, incidental social encounters. Homemakers, children, and other household members would sit on the stoop outside their home to relax, and greet neighbors passing by.
The staircase has been declared a Grade I listed structure. [4] During the island's annual "Festival of Running", a timed run takes place up Jacob's Ladder, with people coming from around the world to take part. As of 2016, the record time to ascend the stairs is 5 minutes, 16.78 seconds. [1]
The Grand Staircase is an immense sequence of sedimentary rock layers that stretches south from Bryce Canyon National Park and Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, through Zion National Park, and into Grand Canyon National Park.
The chapel was commissioned by the Sisters of Loretto for their girls' school, Loretto Academy, in 1873. Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy had brought in two French architects, Antoine Mouly and his son Projectus, to work on the St. Francis Cathedral project, and suggested that the Sisters could make use of their services on the side to build a much-needed chapel for the academy. [4]
The staircase is named after Vincent de Bueren, who defended Liège against an attack by the Duke of Burgundy, Charles the Bold in the 15th century. It was built in 1881 to honour the 600 soldiers who died in the battle. [2] In 2013, Montagne de Bueren was ranked as no. 1 on The Huffington Post's list of Most Extreme Staircases. [3]