Stairs lead to it, known as "stairs to nowhere". At least, that is what one group of Reddit users would have us believe. Going down stairs burns fewer calories but works and tones different muscles and joints. [Reply to this comment] Tom Miller says: Wow! Thanks. Many famous staircases have a story behind them. These stairs are amazing!! I however do want to point out that the stairs at the Loretto Chapel are in Santa Fe, New Mexico, not at the Vatican in Italy… (I am from there, some of my family has gotten married there.) The extraordinary centerpiece of Hudson Yards is its spiral staircase, a soaring new landmark meant to be climbed. While the stairs to nowhere get a lot of attention, all the stairways in the Winchester house are unique. Staircase to Nowhere – San Jose, California A mysterious and baffling place to visit, the Winchester Mystery House contains one of the strangest staircases ever to exist. If art is purposeful, it becomes craft; however, these Staircases to Nowhere do not serve a purpose.. The Bridge Across the Great Room lets you off merely on the other side of the Great Room hallway. Love the article. Designed by Thomas Heatherwick, Vessel has 154 flights, 2,500 steps, and 80 landings, with the total length of the stairs exceeding 1 mile (1.6 km). The Bridge Across the Great Room, The Stack by the Door,Loft in the Art Room and The Elevated Desk are all art.The purpose of art is nothing other than showing a point of view. A small glazed platform is located directly above the 400 m high cliff. It has 11,674 steps and a round trip would burn over 3,000 calories. The longest stairway listed by the Guiness Book of Records is the service stairway for the Niesenbahn funicular railway near Spiez, Switzerland. Vessel is a 16-story, 150-foot-tall (46 m) structure of connected staircases between the buildings of Hudson Yards, located in the 5-acre (2.0 ha) Hudson Yards Public Square. Some of the staircases are brick, some in ruins, some perfectly sturdy, some cast iron spirals like the kind you’d find in a lighthouse, reaching up to nowhere. This interactive artwork was imagined by Thomas Heatherwick and Heatherwick Studio as a focal point where people can enjoy new perspectives of the city and one another from different heights, angles and vantage points. After the deaths of her daughter and husband, Sarah Winchester settled in San Jose, California in the late 1800s, building an extravagant and mysterious Victorian mansion. A maximum of 4 people can stay on the terrace at the same time. The Highest Point in Belgium Is a Staircase to Nowhere Since 2017 Atlas Obscura Signal de Botrange, the remains of an ancient volcano, doesn’t look like much, now little more than a big plateau. The Spanish Steps in Rome, the Loretto Staircase in Santa Fe, and the steps that lead to nowhere in the Winchester Mansion are just a few. Point of attention: Loretto Chapel. This is truly one-of-a-kind. What makes this chapel different from all others is that the subject of the supposed miracle that took place in it is a staircase. While these iconic structures may be legendary, another category of strange staircases has also created a recent buzz across the Internet. The staircases zigzag back and forth, going around and around in circles. Most stairs in the house are only about 2 inches (5 centimeters) tall. It’s also good for balance and coordination.