grand staircase
Palatial entrance steps
A grand staircase is a large, imposing stairway designed as an architectural centerpiece, typically in mansions, hotels, theaters, or public buildings.
Grand staircases are meant to impress—wide enough for formal processions, often sweeping in elegant curves: She descended the grand staircase in her evening gown.
The term also names geological formations, notably the Grand Staircase region of the American Southwest.
- banisterStairway handrail support
- landingDescent's final moment
- riserStair's vertical portion
- treadSurface that grips ground
- handrailBar for gripping on stairs
balustrade · social status · stairway · Gone with the Wind · procession · opulence · gilded age · ceremonial · foyer · Titanic · movie set · mezzanine · hierarchy · newel post · flight · ballroom · chandelier · reception
- Gothic Victorianturret, gable, spire, pointed arch, gargoyle
- TitanicTitanic, RMS Titanic, iceberg, sinking, lifeboats
- "Grand" phrases
- grand interiorsballroom, banquet hall, foyer, lobby, atrium
- grand roomsthrone room, great hall, ballroom, banquet hall, state room
- historic mansionballroom, library, drawing room, dining hall, parlor
grand staircaseback stairs
Private secondary staircase
service stairs · fire escape · ladder · attic ladder · step stool
grand staircaseback stairs
Private secondary staircase
secret passage · service entrance · back passage · below-stairs
grand staircaseservice elevator
Staff and cargo lift
freight elevator · dumbwaiter · escalator · lift · ramp