Dizzying Spiral Staircase with Single Guardrail Once Led to Top of Eiffel Tower

(smithsonianmag.com)

11 points by bookofjoe2 days ago

2 comments

  • sneak2 hours ago
    All spiral staircases have a single guardrail. That’s why they aren’t double helix staircases.
    • MithrilTuxedo2 hours ago
      Ahhh.... I couldn't figure out why they said that. I forgot the Statue of Liberty had double-helix staircases.
  • SV_BubbleTime1 hour ago
    Look, I know ads are <i>the mechanism</i> for some sites. And I don’t normally <i>“this site gave my phone cancer”</i>.. but on IOS with blockers, everything except the text on the site can go fuck itself.<p>Been to the top of the Eiffel, it was a long enough set of elevator rides to flirt with and eventually date a French girl. So that probably wouldn’t have happened on stairs.