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Halki. Dodecanese. Greece. Photos on the theme of steps and stairs. Scanned from 35mm b&w negatives taken in 1999
Bàgh/Geodha na h-Eathraichean :
Given an interesting (I think so anyway) account from a local (Dolly Alexan MacLeod) I met tonight as to the origins of these precipitous steps at Shulishader.
Apparently the crew of a Polish ship anchored in Broadbay during the war were well treated by the villagers.
In appreciation of this the Poles built the steps up the very steep cliff to make it easier for the fishermen to carry the baskets of fish up from the beach where they landed and kept the boats.
Over the years the steps fell into disrepair but were recently renewed through a local initiative. (www.facebook.com/510316149045440/posts/3983496488394038/)
The O.S. Map names the place as Geodh' an Uillt.
Bonnie spot but Baltic cold tonight.
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.
Stockport Steps
"Cooper’s Brow is shown clearly on the 1680 map of Stockport and as discussed on the Mealhouse Brow (Route 1) page it could be a very ancient path. Theories surrounding Roman roads in the area include a road along the line of High Street and one heading out of the town along Millgate. These could have been joined by taking the path known as Coopers Brow down into the Tin Brook ravine (Tin Brook is now culverted under Little Underbank) and up the other side via one of the paths that became either Mealhouse or Rostron’s Brows, passing a supposed Roman station at Castle Yard."
Conservation work at the Grade A listed Scotsman Steps. Work included carved masonry and new wrought iron gates and handrails.
PROJECT TEAM
CLIENT: City of Edinburgh Council and Edinburgh World Heritage Trust.
ARCHITECT: McGregor Bowes.
QUANTITY SURVEYOR: Thomson Bethune.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Will Rudd Davidson
CDM CO-ORDINATOR: City of Edinburgh Council
PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR: Forth Stone.
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Imagine this - to stay in our B&B we had to climb 74 steps to get where we were going - no one could drive up the driveway though it was there!!
The old ruins of the original bath house in Miette Hotsprings still stand for those who wish to walk up the valley to see the source of the hot springs.
Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada