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  2. Stairs - Wikipedia

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    The total rise of the stairs is the height between floors (or landings) that the flight of stairs is spanning. If there are N steps, the total rise equals N times the rise of each step. The slope or pitch of the stairs is the ratio between the rise and the going (not the tread depth, due to the nosing).

  3. Vessel (structure) - Wikipedia

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    Viewed from 11th Avenue (2019) 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 ...

  4. Spanish Steps - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish Steps (Italian: Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti) in Rome, Italy, climb a steep slope between Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, dominated by the Trinità dei Monti church, at the top. The monumental stairway of 135 steps [1] is linked with the Trinità dei Monti church, under the patronage of the Bourbon ...

  5. Steel square - Wikipedia

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    Theoretical rise and run of stringer, placement of square, marking of tread and rise, dropping the stringer, ABC=90°, total rise of stringer = 2R-T, total run of stringer = 2AB. Stairs usually consist of three components. They are the stringer, the tread and the riser. The stringer is the structural member that carries the load of the ...

  6. Mount Tai - Wikipedia

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    The "Shibapan" (十八盘) means 18 levels stairs, which is the most advantageous part of stairs in Mount Tai. A total of 1,827 stone steps, is one of the main signs Mount Tai. People always say: "Mount Tai of the majestic, all in Shibapan, Mount Tai of the sublime, all in the climb in!"

  7. Staircase - Wikipedia

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    Staircase. A stairwell or stair room is a room in a building where a stair is located, and is used to connect walkways between floors so that one can move in height. [1] Collectively, a set of stairs and a stairwell is referred to as a staircase or stairway. In buildings with several housing units, a stairway can be a necessary common area for ...

  8. Empire State Building - Wikipedia

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    The building has a roof height of 1,250 feet (380 m) and stands a total of 1,454 feet (443.2 m) tall, including its antenna. The Empire State Building was the world's tallest building until the first tower of the World Trade Center was topped out in 1970 ; following the September 11 attacks in 2001, the Empire State Building was New York City's ...

  9. El Castillo, Chichen Itza - Wikipedia

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    El Castillo (Spanish pronunciation: [el kas'tiʎo], Spanish for "the castle"), also known as the Temple of Kukulcan is a Mesoamerican step-pyramid that dominates the center of the Chichen Itza archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán. The temple building is more formally designated by archaeologists as Chichen Itza Structure 5B18.