Introduced by the world’s leading architectural magazine, ADAcreatural Digest!The most beautiful stairs in the world! Ranked 10th, Würzburg Residence, Würzburg, Germany. Würzburg Residence, located in Würzburg, Germany, was declared a World Heritage Site in 1981. This place was built as an archbishop’s residence. It was built with the participation of the greatest architects and artists of the time, and Baltazar Neumann, the representative architect, gained the highest reputation since then. Especially, the stairs that you can see as soon as you enter the Würzburg Residence show the essence of the Baroque style. Also on the ceiling above is the world’s largest fresco, the work of Italian painter Giovanni Batista Tiepolo.The island of Santorini, located in the middle of the sun to Santorini Greece, is where blue water and white houses create fantastic views. Especially, the stairs overlooking the sea are famous for providing great views.
8th The Chand Baori, India is a huge stepped well in Abaneri, India. The number of stairs is 350, the number of floors is 13 floors, and the depth is 100 feet. Due to its exotic appearance, it has been used several times as a filming location for movies. The well is square and consists of three-sided stairs.
7th place in heaven
There is a natural hole in the mountain of Chinese jangjangjye. You have to climb 999 stairs to get up here. The hole looks very narrow, but it’s actually big enough for the plane to pass through.
6th place Patagonia Chile! Argentina
There is no special decoration, but Patagonia rose on the beautiful stairs because of its natural scenery. The wooden stairs in Patagonia were made for hikers. It’s also a place that people who like trekking want to visit.The old spiral staircase in Vatican City is one of the most beautiful places in the museum. Also known as the Bramante Stairway!, it was first built in 1505 and renovated in 1932.
4th Space Asia Hub Singapore
The Space Asia Hub, located in Singapore, is a renovated building of two antique mansions. Various exhibitions and events are held here. This building has a unique appearance, contrasting the new cube-shaped structure with all the walls and two old mansions. The stairs here are as famous as the exterior. The stairs here are in a strong contrast between white and black, and the spiral staircase and the straight anti-slip strap are in contrast, making it an oddly harmonious.
#3 Melk Monastery Austria Melk
Umberto Eco Umberto Eco’s mystery novel!The monastery, which served as the stage for the rose’s name!, was built in the Baroque style. It is also famous for its library of 100,000 volumes, but it is even more eye-catching: the Baroque spiral staircase. I feel like I’m going to reach God when I walk up these stairs.
2nd Dongdaemun Design Plaza Seoul, Korea
Perfect symmetry and beautiful helix shapes are good, but sometimes the unstructured shape seen on Dongdaemun Design Plaza construction stairs attracts people’s attention. Also known as DDP, it is the work of world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid.
1st place Bongesus du Monte Portuguese Braga
2019 UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is the sanctuary where believers can experience the pilgrimage to the Holy Land in Jerusalem. This building is built in the Baroque style. To get here, you must climb 116 meters. The stairs are also built in the Baroque style. Instead of going up at once, you have to zigzag up the narrow walled stairs. As you walk up these stairs, you make your mind reverent before meeting the sanctuary, and it is also meaningful as an architectural device that allows you to think about the hardships of Jesus once again.