Escher stairs
Perpetually ascending architecture
Escher stairs are impossible staircases that appear to loop endlessly upward or downward while returning to their starting point, as depicted in the lithographs of Dutch artist M.C.
Escher.
The term describes any visual paradox where spatial logic seems violated: The new building's atrium has these Escher stairs that confuse everyone.
Figuratively, Escher stairs suggest futile effort or circular reasoning—climbing forever without getting anywhere.
- impossibleIncapable of occurring
- impossible objectShape defying physical reality
- paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- optical illusionMisleading visual perception
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