Spiral, originally uploaded by On Linden Way.
When I see such a spiral staircase, cut from stone by hand and assembled with just some mortar and basic laws of physics, I think of the wonderful novel: “Pillars of the Earth” (a favorite). This shot I took at Chateau de Chambord, which despite its lack of furnishings and flagrant grandeur a-la-Versailles, is an impressive and overwhelming structure.
