Miraculous Staircase

[tmate3]

Publicized as the "Miraculous Staircase" this spiral affair has no external support of any kind. It was built in 1873, and is located in a church in Santa Fe, NM. I saw it during a recent trip. If it is impressive today, I can imagine how it was regarded when it was built almost 150 years ago.

[NortonDommi]

Fantastic. There is a book that I would dearly love to have called 'Victorian Engineering' which goes in depth into the why, the how, the aesthetics and the underlying thought processes behind all these glamorous works of art that still endure today.
FFF was not only a design concept built into everything but things had to look and feel good as well. Human ergonomics became a big thing at this time too due to increasing mechanisation. People built structures and machinery to last as they were expensive. The concept of planned obsolescence was not yet conceived.

[Jon]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loretto_Chapel

[old kodger]

Stairway to heaven?

[toeless joe]

Stairway to heaven?

Sadly, just the choir loft.

[mwmkravchenko]

I have done similar. The stringers (sides) on the stairs are the load bearing elements. Takes a lot of work. But it looks cool. Thanks for sharing. A great bit of millwork.

[tonyfoale]

Fantastic. There is a book that I would dearly love to have called 'Victorian Engineering' which goes in depth into the why, the how, the aesthetics and the underlying thought processes behind all these glamorous works of art that still endure today.
FFF was not only a design concept built into everything but things had to look and feel good as well. Human ergonomics became a big thing at this time too due to increasing mechanisation. People built structures and machinery to last as they were expensive. The concept of planned obsolescence was not yet conceived.

I have that book. It is quite interesting.