The Staircase
Located in Somerset House, London, this grand rotunda stairway rises up through the building to the Navy Board Rooms.
The present five storey stair is a replica of what was there up until the original suffered significant damage in The Blitz during World War II. It was rebuilt in the early 1950s using the original plans
The architecturally interesting stair, which is located in the South Wing, was originally built in the late 18th century to the designs of Sir William Chambers with each flight a different configuration to the one underneath (the design was apparently made to reflect something of the stairs on ships).
It was initially known as the Navy Stair but renamed the Nelson Stair, ostensibly in honour of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson.
The Staircase
Located in Somerset House, London, this grand rotunda stairway rises up through the building to the Navy Board Rooms.
The present five storey stair is a replica of what was there up until the original suffered significant damage in The Blitz during World War II. It was rebuilt in the early 1950s using the original plans
The architecturally interesting stair, which is located in the South Wing, was originally built in the late 18th century to the designs of Sir William Chambers with each flight a different configuration to the one underneath (the design was apparently made to reflect something of the stairs on ships).
It was initially known as the Navy Stair but renamed the Nelson Stair, ostensibly in honour of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson.