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Tulip Stairs, London © Abi Brooks
Spiral staircases or rights as I, there is in the world as many stairs as ways to mount them.
1 Tulip stairs (London, England)
Built for a queen died before he could climb it, this whirlwind of stairs lined with a wrought iron railing floral motif is one of the original Queen's House in elements Greenwich . The work of this house for the wife of Jacques I first began to dawn on XVII century. Inigo Jones, the designer, his travels brought the idea to install the first self-supporting spiral staircase of England. Today, however, this staircase by a supernatural intrigue more a structural phenomenon. In a photo of the 1960s draws a spectral figure. The mystery remains.
The Queen's House, now gallery depends on the National Maritime Museum ( www.nmm.ac.uk ). It is open every day (10h-17h).
House of Slaves, Goree Island, Senegal © Céline Aumard - Fotolia.com
2 House of Slaves, Goree Island (Senegal)
It is poignant to see how big the gap was between the fate of masters and the servants on this island in the Atlantic off the coast of Dakar . staircase of this dilapidated Dutch house separated in fact slaves to slave traders to upstairs. From their vantage point, they kept an eye on the cells of 2.6 m 2 crammed twenty men, women and children and that identified those condemned to servitude. A passage, "the door of no return", allowed to transfer them to the ocean.
Museums and attractions of the island are closed on Mondays. Virtual Tour http://webworld.unesco.org/goree/en/index.shtml
3 Potemkin Stairs, Odessa (Ukraine)
This solemn staircase should not be limited to connecting the main square of this "Hero City" to its port on the Black Sea. First, it's an optical illusion of looking down its 192 steps, it seems bizarre architectural perspective, lie. But it is above all a symbol. In 1905, a battle between supporters of the Tsar to mutinous sailors ravaged the Ukrainian city and it is on this staircase that Eisenstein's silent film, The Battleship Potemkin, reconstructed scenes of death and devastation of the conflict. Poignant sequences in black and white where bodies collapse and where a pram tumbles steps are entered into the history of cinema.
Odessa is a 7-8 hour bus ride or 9-12 hours by train from Kiev, the Ukrainian capital.
Ghats of Varanasi, India © Mariusz Prusaczyk - Fotolia.com
4 Sacred Ghats, Varanasi (India)
Faithful practicing pujas (prayers), children playing with cricket balls, old chiquant betel nuts, women washing colorful saris: the ghats of Varanasi , these banks made up of about 80 steps down to the Ganges, the focus activity of the holiest city in the Hindu world. They allow bathers to access the river, leading to the temples and palaces and host lively parties. Others are solemn places reserved for funerals. Cremations take place in the open air funeral pyres, a scene that may seem macabre, but which is the most promising farewell for Hindus.
Boatmen offer river walks along the ghats. Negotiate firmly to get a decent price. The best times are sunrise and sunset.
5 Steps Trinidad Des-Monts, Rome (Italy)
Spanish staircase leading to a French church in the Italian capital and near which an English poet uttered his last breath this wonderful flight of 137 steps ( XVIII century) has always been at the crossroads of cultures. Today, the majestic Piazza di Spagna is full of street vendors and tourists around the world. We just throw a coin in the fountain Barcaccia, visit the museum house where Keats died, up to the beautiful Renaissance Trinity-des-Monts church or lounging on the steps, where it is forbidden to hand picnic.
In spring, pink azaleas frame the steps. The Keats-Shelley House ( www.keats-shelley-house.org ) is open Monday to Saturday (€ 5).
6 Mirabell Gardens, Salzburg (Austria)
Venus, Vestal, Minerva, Juno, but Liesl, Marta and Fraulein Maria, all these women have a connection with this splendid baroque garden Austrian . If the graceful statues of deities alongside flower beds in the park beautifully maintained, that's the magic of The Sound of Music Julie Andrews that led to his flight of stairs ocher to carry a tune. After some singing, lose yourself in the maze of hedges and stop by the garden Dwarf adorned with ugly or grotesque statues XVIII th century inspired, it is said, by real people unhappy.
The gardens are open year-round from 6 am to dusk in general. Emphasize the summer to see the blossoms.
7 Château de Blois (France)
This magnificent tower polygonal stairs, leaning against the front of the wing François 1 is the image we usually retains the Castle of Blois. The decorations of the staircase of Italian inspiration are characteristic of the first French Renaissance style found in many châteaux of the Loire (including Chambord, see our top of the stairs of France ); horizontal moldings and carvings cross the striking verticality of high openings; we find the same antagonism between the chopped berries and massive buttresses. The staircase, airy, allows an overall view, both from outside and from within.
Guided tours of the castle are held daily at 9:30 am, 11 am, 2:30 p.m. ET 16h, and last one hour (reservation).
8 El Castillo, Chichen Itza (Mexico)
In the Yucatán jungle, the temple of Kukulcan - often called El Castillo, the castle - is a pyramid of stairs 24 m high with a temple at the top. This stone representation of a calendar, with 365 steps (the number of days in a year) on four sides, is striking at the equinox. At that time, the size, the tilt and orientation of the pyramid carefully calculated allow sunlight to reveal what looks like the shadow of a snake crawling up to the top.
At the equinoxes (March 21 and September 22), there are crowds. Know that we see these games almost as much light the week before and the week after the equinoxes.
9 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania (United States)
More than just a staircase, the steps of the Museum of Fine Arts in Philadelphia in the Roman-inspired architecture, immortalized by Sylvester Stallone, is a metaphor for the triumph of the underdog. Hordes of fans now come up the steps imitate the gesture of Rocky Towering sky fist of victory. After climbing the stairs and enjoyed the view of the skyscrapers towards the museum that houses one of the finest collections in the United States. A bronze statue of the boxer used in Rocky III stands at the foot of the stairs.
The museum ( www.philamuseum.org ) is open Tuesday to Sunday. The first Sunday of the month and Wednesday after 17h, participation is free.
Huayna Picchu, Peru © Fernando Stankuns
10 STAIRS INCA HUAYNA PICCHU (PERU)
The Incas hardly feared heights. Their work without mortar is a superb structure, but takes guts to climb the old stone steps side staking zigzag Huayna Picchu, the iconic peak of 2700 meters dominates, in the background, all postcards Machu Picchu. In places, the staircase is almost vertical when the steps, narrow and low, do not adjoin a chasm in the mountains. Stunning views of the last Inca lost city still reward the difficult and dangerous climb to the top, 350 m upstream of the ruins.
The ascent is limited to 400 people per day. Arrive at dawn and stand in line at the trailhead.
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