Photo: eagle-ffm [Flickr]
Flickr user eagle-ffm took this great photo of a fantastic spiral staircase at Garvan Institute in Sydney, Australia: Link – via ReubenMiller
Zerro
Too bad the whole look is absolutely tarnished by the traffic cones besides it, which I presume are there indefinitely for some unnessessary law?
Hugh
I believe the traffic cones arent a permanent fixture.
Interestingly in a design flaw, the staircase was supposed to represent the DNA helix, but is actually spiralling in the opposite direction to DNA.
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Someone compared this to the journey to heaven.
Wonder if this was the effect the designer wanted?
It probably would have been if it were in a building with a huge window facade
http://digg.com/design/Worlds_Most_Beautiful_Spiral_Staircase_Journey_ to_Heaven
PaulVI
The this helical staircase and a DNA helix are both right-handed, so they spiral in the same “direction”. Unless you meant that 3-prime is on the wrong end. Molecular bio humor. Ha. heh. ummmrr.
The Left Handed DNA Hall of Fame
http://www-lecb.ncifcrf.gov/~toms/LeftHanded.DNA.html
bexxman
it is a double helix and it is no coinindence that the Garvan institute do gentetic research
Thomas
Paul, you are king of the nitpickers. You are technically correct — the best kind of correct.
ted
How can a staircase be cool in person?
A staircase is not a person.
(I have to try and win back that nitpicking crown)
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