Great staircases remind us that architecture was once art.

These are the world's most beautiful examples 🧵

1. The Imperial staircase, Savoy Castle, Valle d'Aosta (1904) 🇮🇹

2. The grand staircase, Palais Garnier Opera House, Paris (1875) 🇫🇷

3. The Bramante Staircase, the Vatican Museums, Vatican City (1932) 🇻🇦

4. The double-spiral staircase, Château de Chambord, Chambord (1547) 🇫🇷

5. Livraria Lello bookstore, Porto (1906) 🇵🇹

6. The grand staircase, Würzburg Residence, Würzburg (1737) 🇩🇪

7. The spiral staircase, Villa Farnese at Caprarola, Lazio (1559) 🇮🇹

8. The oval staircase at Prémontré Abbey, Aisne (17th Century) 🇫🇷

9. The Hall of Honour spiral staircase at Peleș Castle, Sinaia (1911) 🇷🇴

10. The Inverted Tower, Quinta da Regaleira, Sintra (1911) 🇵🇹

11. The Vertigo Staircase, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney (1898) 🇦🇺

12. The Baroque spiral staircase, Melk Abbey, Melk (1736) 🇦🇹

13. The Rococo staircase, Palazzo Biscari, Catania, Sicily (1763) 🇮🇹

14. The Gustave Moreau Museum, Paris (1895) 🇫🇷

15. The Halle State Courthouse, Halle (1905) 🇩🇪