16 Spectacular Spiral Staircases as Seen from Above

Ecole des Pont in Paris, France:

From ancient to postmodern, these spiral staircases span the spectrum from wonderfully worn to pristinely postmodern. Warning: viewing so many in a row from above can have a dizzying impact on the onlooker. Don’t trip!

Watch where you tread: some of these stairs have been climbed by kings and princes, prime ministers and presidents. Viewed from above, a spiral staircase can appear as an ominous eye, an infinite fractal shell or a bottomless work of abstract art. Amazing staircases can be found in incredibly varied forms - including circular, triangular and square - and are made of myriad materials from stone and wood to concrete and metal.

Link, Via: Neatorama

Awesome Floating Staircases

Those two amazing sets of stairs are from the Didden Village project by Dutch architectural firm MVRDV. The project itself is a rooftop addition in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The exterior is a stark contrast to its surrounding (and may not be to everyone’s tastes), as you can see in the link below, but the interior stairs are amazing! LINK, Via: Neatorama

9 Creative Staircases

Internal Log Staircase:




Designer: Dave Stewart
thought to be the world’s only internal log staircase designer,He carved this beauty from one giant 140 ton Kauri log. The beast took a total of 500 man hours to carve and finish and can be found at ‘Ancient Kauri Kingdom’ in New Zealand. LINK