Monday, February 15, 2016

"Ever Seen a Double Reverse Spiral Staircase Before?"

Take that Chambord!
From Curbed:
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Barton Hall, a National Historic Landmark in Cherokee, Alabama described by the National Park Service as an "unusually sophisticated Greek Revival-style plantation house," is on the market for $1.75 million. And, no big deal, but it happens to include one of your standard double reverse spiral staircases, which makes it look like an MC Escher print come to life.
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Chambord of course famous for its double helix staircase (well that and the roof and the 400+ rooms and the 13,000 acre park and the 200k+ square feet [or 400k, no one's really sure] and the lack of comparables and...):