Homes With Amazing Staircases

During medieval times, circular stairs were commonplace in castle towers. Staircases were designed to go the same direction all the way around, ascending clockwise, to suit right-handed swordsmen for ease in hindering the attacker. Fast forward to the late 1800s and stair design changes dramatically when steel and reinforced concrete are introduced, and the use of dramatic curves and fantastic sweeps become important elements in staircase workmanship. Even today, stair-crafting ingenuity continues, with many staircases doubling for incredible feats of gravity and eye-popping works of art.

“We like to think of them as practical sculptures,” said Geoffrey Packer, a senior designer with EeStairs UK Ltd, a stair supplier based in the United Kingdom specializing in tailor made staircases.

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