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The rest of the tower's spiral staircase had long gone. Snow collected on the remains of the steps, and I took a picture before heading down to the great hall again.
Steps at Illinois and Fairbanks leading up to the Cityfront Plaza in the Streeterville area of Chicago, Illinois.
Steps leading up to the Klondike Rib & Salmon BBQ Restaurant. A unique establishment, half tent. Great food.
Day 21 of a 37-day, 17,000 km trip by car across the northern U.S., up to the Yukon (with a side trip to Alaska), before heading back across Canada to Ontario.
For ODC-Steps
Many little fences can be found around my neighbourhood and some have steps like these on them.
Thanks for any comments/faves you wish to leave me, I do appreciate them all.
Have a safe and wonderful Wednesday Everyone.
Jo :)
Steps down to a famous diving site on Bonaire. It is called "1000 steps", because the way up after the dive feels like 1000 steps with all the heavy equipment, instead of the 67 (i believe) steps there really are.
The dive was fantastic and definitely worth it!!!
1 The Spanish steps were built in 1723-1725 by a design of the rather little known architect Francesco de Sanctis and were financed by French diplomat Étienne Gueffier’s bequeathed. It was built in order to link the the Trinità dei Monti church that was under the patronage of the king of France, with the Spanish square below. The long, triangular Spanish square is named after the Spanish Embassy to the Holy See. In the 17th century, the area around the embassy was even considered Spanish territory. The idea of connecting the church with the square below originates from the 17th century, when the French also planned a statue of King Louis XIV of France at the top of the staircase. This plan was never executed, due to the refusal of the Pope.
2 The Spanish steps unique design and elegance has made it a popular place for artists, painters and poets who were attracted to the place which inspired them in return. The artist’s presence attracted many beautiful women to the area, hoping to taken as models. This in turn, attracted rich Romans and travelers. After a short time, the steps were crowded with people of all kinds of backgrounds. This tradition, of the Spanish Steps as a meeting place, has lived on ever since.
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3 At the lower end of the stairs you can find an early baroque fountain called Fontana della Barcaccia, or “Fountain of the Old Boat”. It is credited Pietro Bernini; a member of the renowned artist family Bernini and father of famous Baroque artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The fountain has the form of a sinking ship and it is said to be based upon a folk legend. The legend tells that a fishing boat was carried all the way to this exact spot during a massive flood of the Tiber River in the 16th century. The design with the sinking boat also helped Bernini to overcome a technical problem, due to low water pressure.
4 On the 13th June, 2007, a drunken young man attempted to drive a Toyota Celica down the Spanish Steps. Luckily no one was hurt, but several of the 200-year-old steps were chipped and scuffed. The driver was arrested.
5 At the corner on the right as one begins to climb the steps, is the house where English poet John Keats lived and died in 1821; it is now a museum dedicated to his memory, full of memorabilia of the English Romantic generation.
6 On the 20th March, 1986, the first McDonalds restaurant in Italy was opened near the Spanish Steps. Protests there against fast food led to Carlo Petrini founding the international Slow Food movement three years later.
LT22 is a huge LT.
I remember having to drag my feet to many lectures here.
sometimes everyone will just sit on the stairs and wait.
Sitting down and waiting... oh how time flies.
Zeum Plaza Steps. San Francisco, California. May 2, 2008.© Copyright G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved.
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Brightly painted buildings, a small patch of lawn and steps in the Zeum plaza, San Francisco, California.
waverley steps are the long flight of steps leading up from waverley railway station to the east end of princes street. they have a reputation for giving visitors a windy start to their visit to edinburgh, as can be seen in this postcard dated 1936.
