staircases
Indoor vertical passages
Staircases are structures of steps connecting different levels of a building.
A staircase includes not just the stairs themselves but the surrounding framework—railings, banisters, and the space they occupy.
Grand staircases serve as architectural focal points in mansions and public buildings.
The spiral staircase led to the attic.
Outer tire surfaces
- risersUpright stair sections
- stringerFreelance reporter or beam
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- stepsSequential actions in process
carpentry · joinery · framework · support · reinforcement · building · engineering · nosing
Rail supported by posts
- banisterStairway handrail support
- handrailBar for gripping on stairs
- newelRailing's supporting post
- balusterRailing support column
landing · foyer · atrium · mezzanine · cantilevered · stairhead · grand · sweeping
Move upward
- descendMove to lower position
- mountClimb up or steed
- climbAscend using effort
- effortApplied energy toward goals
fatigue · pant · trudge · exertion · legs · muscles · cardio · step-up
Increase in severity
- riseMove to higher position
- elevationHeight above reference point
- progressionSequential forward movement
- ascentUpward movement
descent · ladder · stepping-stone · upward · mobility · success · hierarchy · advancement
treads
Outer tire surfaces
steps · carpentry · joinery · framework · support · reinforcement · building · engineering · nosing · railing
balustrade
Rail supported by posts
baluster · landing · foyer · atrium · mezzanine · cantilevered · stairhead · grand · sweeping · monumental
ascend
Move upward
effort · fatigue · pant · trudge · exertion · legs · muscles · cardio · step-up · breathless
escalate
Increase in severity
- riseMove to higher position
- elevationHeight above reference point
- progressionSequential forward movement
ascent · descent · ladder · stepping-stone · upward · mobility · success · hierarchy · advancement · stages
helix
Spiraling three-dimensional curve
coiled · corkscrew · circular · volute · turning · snaking · lighthouse · tower · medieval · narrow
- Andean RuinsMachu Picchu, Inca ruins, Inca Trail, Moray, sun temple
- building featuresentrance, entrances, exits, lobby, lobbies
- interiorsrooms, bedrooms, walls, kitchens, floors
- woodworkcarving, lumber, molding, boards, wood trim
- dream imagerymelting clocks, nightmare, daydream, distorted faces, soft focus
- amphitheaterstiered seating, tiers, seats, oval shape, semicircle
staircaseselevators
Vertical passenger conveyances
lifts · escalators · ladders · ramps · dumbwaiters
staircasescorridors
Enclosed building passages
hallways · level ground · passageways · walkways · galleries
- spiral staircaseAscending structure winding around pole
- grand staircasesLarge ornate interior stairways
- winding staircaseHelical flight of steps
- hidden staircaseCamouflaged flight of steps
- moving staircaseSelf-propelling stepped conveyor
- curved staircase