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Stairways Collection (#2)

"Journey through Architectural Marvels: Stairways Around the World" Ascend to new heights at the Neues Museum Nurnberg in Bavaria, Germany

Background imageStairways Collection: Titania's Palace: Hall of the Fairy Kiss, Staircase (b/w photo)

Titania's Palace: Hall of the Fairy Kiss, Staircase (b/w photo)
8666873 Titania's Palace: Hall of the Fairy Kiss, Staircase (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hall of the Fairy Kiss, Staircase)

Background imageStairways Collection: An Episcopal minister in New York almost becomes the victim of blackmail (engraving)

An Episcopal minister in New York almost becomes the victim of blackmail (engraving)
8664230 An Episcopal minister in New York almost becomes the victim of blackmail (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Almost trapped)

Background imageStairways Collection: Peasant wedding in Garmisch Partenkirchen (postcard)

Peasant wedding in Garmisch Partenkirchen (postcard)
7377717 Peasant wedding in Garmisch Partenkirchen (postcard); © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Background imageStairways Collection: Peasant wedding in Bavarian national costumes, G armisch Partenkirchen, Germany (postcard)

Peasant wedding in Bavarian national costumes, G armisch Partenkirchen, Germany (postcard)
7377777 Peasant wedding in Bavarian national costumes, G armisch Partenkirchen, Germany (postcard); © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Background imageStairways Collection: Staircase to the second floor, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt

Staircase to the second floor, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058480 Staircase to the second floor, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Background imageStairways Collection: Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary, Braga, Portugal (photo)

Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary, Braga, Portugal (photo)
6436290 Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary, Braga, Portugal (photo); Bom Jesus do Monte, Minho, Portugal; (add.info.: Braga, Braga District, Portugal)

Background imageStairways Collection: Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary, Braga, Portugal, Staircase (photo)

Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary, Braga, Portugal, Staircase (photo)
6436230 Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary, Braga, Portugal, Staircase (photo); Bom Jesus do Monte, Minho, Portugal; (add.info.: Braga, Braga District, Portugal. Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary)

Background imageStairways Collection: The Baroque Stairway of the Five Senses, Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary, Braga, Portugal (photo)

The Baroque Stairway of the Five Senses, Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary, Braga, Portugal (photo)
6436153 The Baroque Stairway of the Five Senses, Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary, Braga, Portugal (photo); Bom Jesus do Monte, Minho, Portugal; Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Background imageStairways Collection: Helping lady down steps, 1870

Helping lady down steps, 1870
3479494 Helping lady down steps, 1870; (add.info.: Manners: Helping lady down steps. From the Quiver, London, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageStairways Collection: Staircase leading to the Church of St John (engraving)

Staircase leading to the Church of St John (engraving)
8638820 Staircase leading to the Church of St John (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Staircase leading to the Church of St John)

Background imageStairways Collection: The hall, St Leonard's Hill, where the Prince of Wales stayed during Royal Ascot (engraving)

The hall, St Leonard's Hill, where the Prince of Wales stayed during Royal Ascot (engraving)
8631320 The hall, St Leonard's Hill, where the Prince of Wales stayed during Royal Ascot (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The hall)

Background imageStairways Collection: Ground-plan of Brailsford Factory (engraving)

Ground-plan of Brailsford Factory (engraving)
8631882 Ground-plan of Brailsford Factory (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ground-plan of Brailsford Factory)

Background imageStairways Collection: St Anselm's School, Croydon, The Staircase (b/w photo)

St Anselm's School, Croydon, The Staircase (b/w photo)
8667182 St Anselm's School, Croydon, The Staircase (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Anselm's School, Croydon, The Staircase)

Background imageStairways Collection: St Anselm's School, Croydon, A Detail of the Staircase (b/w photo)

St Anselm's School, Croydon, A Detail of the Staircase (b/w photo)
8667177 St Anselm's School, Croydon, A Detail of the Staircase (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Anselm's School, Croydon)

Background imageStairways Collection: Rainham Hall, Essex, The Arch Leading to the Staircase (b/w photo)

Rainham Hall, Essex, The Arch Leading to the Staircase (b/w photo)
8667144 Rainham Hall, Essex, The Arch Leading to the Staircase (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rainham Hall, Essex)

Background imageStairways Collection: Bristol: No 15 Queen Square, Staircase (b/w photo)

Bristol: No 15 Queen Square, Staircase (b/w photo)
8664923 Bristol: No 15 Queen Square, Staircase (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: No 15 Queen Square, Staircase)

Background imageStairways Collection: Rutland Lodge, Petersham, At the Foot of the Staircase (b/w photo)

Rutland Lodge, Petersham, At the Foot of the Staircase (b/w photo)
8667173 Rutland Lodge, Petersham, At the Foot of the Staircase (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rutland Lodge, Petersham)

Background imageStairways Collection: Stairway to unity (litho)

Stairway to unity (litho)
8673360 Stairway to unity (litho) by Batho, Harold Outram (1888-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stairway to unity. Cartoon on the conference of the International Federation of Trade Unions)

Background imageStairways Collection: Coastwise: St Ives (b/w photo)

Coastwise: St Ives (b/w photo)
8671436 Coastwise: St Ives (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Ives. Illustration for one of a set of 48 cigarette cards on the subject of)

Background imageStairways Collection: Halicarnasse Mausoleum, 1909 (engraving)

Halicarnasse Mausoleum, 1909 (engraving)
2248432 Halicarnasse Mausoleum, 1909 (engraving); (add.info.: History. Turkey. Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, tomb of Mausolus in Bodrum)

Background imageStairways Collection: Hornsey, Cromwell House, Highgate, Doorways and Staircase, c 1630 (litho)

Hornsey, Cromwell House, Highgate, Doorways and Staircase, c 1630 (litho)
8661969 Hornsey, Cromwell House, Highgate, Doorways and Staircase, c 1630 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hornsey, Cromwell House, Highgate)

Background imageStairways Collection: Grand staircase, Aston Hall, Warwickshire (engraving)

Grand staircase, Aston Hall, Warwickshire (engraving)
8676481 Grand staircase, Aston Hall, Warwickshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grand staircase, Aston Hall, Warwickshire)

Background imageStairways Collection: La Scala Santa at the Monastery San Benedetto near Subiaco, 1857 (oil on canvas)

La Scala Santa at the Monastery San Benedetto near Subiaco, 1857 (oil on canvas)
8711990 La Scala Santa at the Monastery San Benedetto near Subiaco, 1857 (oil on canvas) by Roed, Jorgen (1808-88); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva

Background imageStairways Collection: Perugia: Mediaeval staircase in the Via Bartolo (engraving)

Perugia: Mediaeval staircase in the Via Bartolo (engraving)
8649252 Perugia: Mediaeval staircase in the Via Bartolo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mediaeval staircase in the Via Bartolo)

Background imageStairways Collection: The Guildhall, Boston (litho)

The Guildhall, Boston (litho)
8639302 The Guildhall, Boston (litho) by Whymper, Charles (1853-1941) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Guildhall, Boston. Cells in which the Pilgrims were confined)

Background imageStairways Collection: Dancing? (colour litho)

Dancing? (colour litho)
8656769 Dancing? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dancing? Couple kissing on a staircase. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageStairways Collection: The private staircase, Titania's Palace (colour litho)

The private staircase, Titania's Palace (colour litho)
8656880 The private staircase, Titania's Palace (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The private staircase, Titania's Palace)

Background imageStairways Collection: Westminster School, London: The Staircase and Gallery, Ashburnham House (b/w photo)

Westminster School, London: The Staircase and Gallery, Ashburnham House (b/w photo)
8675534 Westminster School, London: The Staircase and Gallery, Ashburnham House (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Staircase and Gallery)

Background imageStairways Collection: Staircase of the French Embassy, Albert Gate, Hyde Park, London (engraving)

Staircase of the French Embassy, Albert Gate, Hyde Park, London (engraving)
8676559 Staircase of the French Embassy, Albert Gate, Hyde Park, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Staircase of the French Embassy, Albert Gate)

Background imageStairways Collection: Henry Irving as Thomas Becket in Becket (litho)

Henry Irving as Thomas Becket in Becket (litho)
8672542 Henry Irving as Thomas Becket in Becket (litho) by Partridge, Bernard (1861-1945) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: English stage actor Henry Irving playing Thomas Becket)

Background imageStairways Collection: Do You Know: Why were tankards originally glass-bottomed? (colour litho)

Do You Know: Why were tankards originally glass-bottomed? (colour litho)
8668134 Do You Know: Why were tankards originally glass-bottomed? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Why were tankards originally glass-bottomed)

Background imageStairways Collection: Rawdon House, Herts Balustrading to Staircase, Oak, Date 1622 (litho)

Rawdon House, Herts Balustrading to Staircase, Oak, Date 1622 (litho)
8667738 Rawdon House, Herts Balustrading to Staircase, Oak, Date 1622 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rawdon House, Herts Balustrading to Staircase, Oak)

Background imageStairways Collection: Dowgate, Skinners Hall, The Staircase, c 1670 (b/w photo)

Dowgate, Skinners Hall, The Staircase, c 1670 (b/w photo)
8661797 Dowgate, Skinners Hall, The Staircase, c 1670 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dowgate, Skinners Hall, The Staircase, c.1670)

Background imageStairways Collection: Vintry, Vintners Hall, 1671, The Staircase (b/w photo)

Vintry, Vintners Hall, 1671, The Staircase (b/w photo)
8661772 Vintry, Vintners Hall, 1671, The Staircase (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vintry, Vintners Hall, 1671, The Staircase)

Background imageStairways Collection: Nos 37 and 39 Stepney Green, London, At the Bend of the Staircase, The Carved Consoles (b/w photo)

Nos 37 and 39 Stepney Green, London, At the Bend of the Staircase, The Carved Consoles (b/w photo)
8667191 Nos 37 and 39 Stepney Green, London, At the Bend of the Staircase, The Carved Consoles (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageStairways Collection: Vine House, Kingston, The Staircase (b/w photo)

Vine House, Kingston, The Staircase (b/w photo)
8667153 Vine House, Kingston, The Staircase (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vine House, Kingston, The Staircase)

Background imageStairways Collection: Rainham Hall, Essex, The Staircase (b/w photo)

Rainham Hall, Essex, The Staircase (b/w photo)
8667146 Rainham Hall, Essex, The Staircase (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rainham Hall, Essex, The Staircase)

Background imageStairways Collection: Cafe de l'Aubette in Strasbourg (Bas Rhin). Architect Theo van Doesburg (Emil Marie Kupper)

Cafe de l'Aubette in Strasbourg (Bas Rhin). Architect Theo van Doesburg (Emil Marie Kupper, 1883-1931)
TED4653546 Cafe de l'Aubette in Strasbourg (Bas Rhin). Architect Theo van Doesburg (Emil Marie Kupper, 1883-1931), realisation 1928

Background imageStairways Collection: Germany, Berlin, Pergamon Museum, The Pergamon Altar from Asia Minor which dates

Germany, Berlin, Pergamon Museum, The Pergamon Altar from Asia Minor which dates from 165 BC

Background imageStairways Collection: Two young women sitting at stairs at Khan Taw Mingalar, Mandalay, Mandalay Region

Two young women sitting at stairs at Khan Taw Mingalar, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Background imageStairways Collection: Abstract view of a staircase at Neues Museum Nurnberg, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Abstract view of a staircase at Neues Museum Nurnberg, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Background imageStairways Collection: Bicycles parked in front of a multiple storey block house in central Nuremberg, Middle Franconia

Bicycles parked in front of a multiple storey block house in central Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Background imageStairways Collection: Abstract view of a gray staircase at Neues Museum Nurnberg, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria

Abstract view of a gray staircase at Neues Museum Nurnberg, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Background imageStairways Collection: Summer Garden, undated (oil on canvas)

Summer Garden, undated (oil on canvas)
8615146 Summer Garden, undated (oil on canvas) by Wimpenny, George (1857-1939); 34x24 cm; Gallery Oldham, UK; (add.info.: By George Wimpenny (1857-1939)); Oldham Collection

Background imageStairways Collection: The stairs, Pere Mata Institute, Reus, 1897-1912 (photo)

The stairs, Pere Mata Institute, Reus, 1897-1912 (photo)
8618131 The stairs, Pere Mata Institute, Reus, 1897-1912 (photo) by Domenech i Montaner, Luis (1849-1923); (add.info.: Reus)

Background imageStairways Collection: Staircase decoration, Pere Mata Institute, Reus, 1897-1912 (photo)

Staircase decoration, Pere Mata Institute, Reus, 1897-1912 (photo)
8618146 Staircase decoration, Pere Mata Institute, Reus, 1897-1912 (photo) by Domenech i Montaner, Luis (1849-1923); (add.info.: Reus)

Background imageStairways Collection: The staircase, Casa Navas, 1901-1907 (photo)

The staircase, Casa Navas, 1901-1907 (photo)
8618155 The staircase, Casa Navas, 1901-1907 (photo) by Domenech i Montaner, Luis (1849-1923); (add.info.: Reus, modernist city (Art Nouveau) Casa Navas (1901-1907)

Background imageStairways Collection: The Colonnade by moonlight, 1893 (lithograph)

The Colonnade by moonlight, 1893 (lithograph)
3671739 The Colonnade by moonlight, 1893 (lithograph) by Nichols, H.D. (19th Century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois




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"Journey through Architectural Marvels: Stairways Around the World" Ascend to new heights at the Neues Museum Nurnberg in Bavaria, Germany, where a mesmerizing spiral staircase awaits your exploration. Immerse yourself in ancient history at Berlin's Pergamon Museum, as you marvel at the grandeur of the Pergamon Altar from Asia Minor, surrounded by an enchanting staircase. Find solace and serenity as two young women find respite on the steps of Khan Taw Mingalar in Mandalay, Myanmar's cultural capital. Lose yourself in abstract beauty while gazing upon a striking view of another staircase within Neues Museum Nurnberg – a true masterpiece nestled in Middle Franconia. Witness everyday life unfold against a backdrop of multiple storey block houses in central Nuremberg; bicycles parked near stairways symbolize movement and urban vitality. Delve into Mesoamerican artistry with Waldeck's original artwork collection dating back to 1831; each piece tells stories that transcend time and culture. Transport yourself to Japan with Suzuribako, an exquisite lacquer box adorned with cherry trees on a river bank – its elegance mirrors the gracefulness of Japanese architecture. Explore ancient Persia through cuneiform inscriptions adorning the walls of Apadana palace and its majestic staircase at Persepolis – remnants of an empire long gone but not forgotten. Let bas reliefs transport you further into Persian history as you admire their intricate details along Apadana palace walls and staircases – each carving whispers tales from centuries past. Uncover Italian heritage as you discover La tomba di Virgilio a Piedigrotta; this captivating painting captures both beauty and melancholy within its depiction of stairs leading towards eternity.