Two monks came, picked me up by the ears ( and ) led me down some spiral stairs-and out I went ."
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Features which remain extant from this building include a rare Queensland example of a geometric spiral stair, early glazing and timber joinery.
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After the first night spent at the base camp, the 12th expedition come upon a set of spiral stairs into the ground.
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The spiral stair is a type of stairway which, due to its complex helical structure, has been introduced relatively late into architecture.
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Spiral stairs have the disadvantage of being very steep-only if they are tight or are otherwise not supported by a center column.
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Mounting the spiral stair still higher other corridors, over the lower ones, in the w . and s . sides, are reached.
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A stone, spiral stair tower by the main front doors is a detail drawn from the Chateau de Blois in France's Loire Valley.
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There is one more inscription in the mosque, on the spiral stairs near the entry of the mosque which lead to the roof.
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Since 1958 the stairs have had 897 risers if only one spiral stair is counted because both spiral stairs now have 15 risers each.
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With a 60-foot-high atrium hung with open corridors, bridges and spiral stairs, this is indeed a miniature Baroque interior recast in modern industrial materials.
