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Window in The Loretto Chapel in the cathedral of Santa Fe in New Mexico #89876364
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At the end of the Old Santa Fe Trail stands the Loretto Chapel. Inside the Gothic structure is the staircase referred to as miraculous, inexplicable, marvellous and is sometimes called St. Josephââ¬â¢s Staircase. The stairway confounds architects, engineers and master craftsmen. It makes over two complete 360-degree turns, stands 20ââ¬â¢ tall and has no centre support. It rests solely on its base and against the choir loft. The risers of the 33 steps are all of the same height. Made of an apparently extinct wood species, it was constructed with only square wooden pegs without glue or nails.
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