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2. Stairs - Wikipedia

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   The dimensions of a stair, in particular the rise height and going of the steps, should remain the same along the stairs. [14] The following stair dimensions are important: The rise height or rise of each step is measured from the top of one tread to the next. It is not the physical height of the riser; the latter excludes the thickness of the ...

3. List of tallest freestanding structures - Wikipedia

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   indicates a structure that is no longer standing. For all structures the pinnacle height is given, so the height of skyscrapers may be different from the values at List of tallest buildings in the world. Structures under construction are included in the main list if their current height is over 350 metres (1,148 ft). #

4. Stair lift - Wikipedia

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   Stair lifts normally have "soft" starts so the user is not jerked as the carriage starts to move. Typical travel speed for domestic straight rail stair lift carriages range between 0.07 metres per second (13.78 feet per minute) and 0.15 metres per second (29.53 feet per minute) (0.34 miles per hour).

5. The best stair lift for 2025: Chair lifts that make ... - AOL

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   Slim design for narrow stairs; Grease-free rail; Continuously charges; ... and the maximum track length is 70 feet, so it can accommodate large sets of stairs. ... Standing stair lifts: ...

6. Vessel (structure) - Wikipedia

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   Vessel is a 16-story, 150-foot-tall (46 m) [1] structure of connected staircases among the buildings of Hudson Yards, located in the 5-acre (2.0 ha) Hudson Yards Public Square. [2] Designed by Thomas Heatherwick, [3] Vessel has 154 flights, 2,500 steps, and 80 landings, [3] with the total length of the stairs exceeding 1 mile (1.6 km). [4]

7. Pace (unit) - Wikipedia

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   In the United States the pace is an uncommon customary unit of length denoting a brisk single step and equal to 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet or 30.0 inches or 76.2 centimetres. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Ancient Roman pace ( Latin : passus ) was notionally the distance of a full stride from the position of one heel where it raised off of the ground to where it set ...

8. Dog-leg (stairs) - Wikipedia

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   A dog-leg staircase A quarter-landing, on a dog-leg staircase, is made into an architectural feature, by the use of arches, vaulting and stained glass. A dog-leg is a configuration of stairs between two floors of a building, often a domestic building, in which a flight of stairs ascends to a quarter-landing before turning at a right angle and continuing upwards. [1]

9. Step stool - Wikipedia

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   Step stool with 3 steps. Step stools have a wide range of uses, being an important aid for working at home. The ones with a wide platform, they are very practical for wall painters, who can even walk on the platform without having to go up&down every time they need to change their work area a few inches.