{"id":6583,"date":"2020-12-06T14:06:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T13:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/?p=6583"},"modified":"2023-05-10T15:55:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T13:55:25","slug":"escherian-stairwell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2020\/12\/06\/escherian-stairwell\/","title":{"rendered":"Escherian Stairwell and the Penrose stair"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a representation of an Escherian stairwell in the South of Paris.<\/p>\n

Escherian Stairwell and the Penrose Stair<\/h2>\n

It’s one of the staircases along the “petite ceinture” (literally small belt). The belt is the former orbital railway line that the French Railways decided to close in the 1930s. Those of you familiar with Agatha Christie’s Mystery of the Blue Train know about that line. The Blue Train was circling on it around the City. Christie clearly described this in the book.<\/p>\n

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Escherian Stairwell – Petite Ceinture – Paris 14th district<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These stairs above reminded me of Maurits Escher and his celebrated stairwells. I couldn’t resist the urge to take a picture of it. I chose to treat it in black and white keeping the red as the selective colour.<\/p>\n

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A fascinating story is that of the Penrose stair being inspired by Escher’s impossible representations, which in turn inspired Escher who created renditions of the Penrose steps<\/a> like the ones above or below.<\/p>\n

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Fascinating too is the fact that Escherian stairwells or Penrose Steps were used by Christopher Nolan for Inception in the following scene.<\/p>\n