The Loretto Chapel is a former Roman Catholic church in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, that is now a privately owned museum and a wedding chapel. [2] It is known for its unusual helix -shaped spiral staircase (the "Miraculous Stair").

2024年10月8日 · In Santa Fe, New Mexico, the helix-shaped spiral staircase at Loretto Chapel has long puzzled visitors, including architects and physicists. There are several unknowns surrounding the...

Three mysteries surround the spiral staircase in the Loretto Chapel: the identity of its builder, the type of wood used, and the physics of its construction

2020年6月23日 · One of the miracle aspects of the staircase is the lack of the newel or center pole usually constructed to support and stabilize a spiral staircase. The compact stair stringers or outer and inner stair sides twist into a helix or spiral.

2023年1月14日 · Have you ever seen the mysterious spiral Loretto Chapel Staircase? This structure has baffled people for years as there is no logical explanation for building it. Many experts have tried to figure out the mystery behind this miraculous staircase, but no one has come up with a definitive answer.

2023年2月2日 · According to Historic Mysteries, the legend states that when Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico, was nearing its completion in the late 1880s, the architect died before he was able to design a staircase that could access the choir loft.

2017年1月7日 · This is where the legend of the Loretto Chapel staircase began, and ever since, faithful visitors have been flocking to the church to get a peek at the subject of the Santa Fe miracle – the chapel stairs.

The nuns must have wondered about his work as he crafted a spiral staircase, which rose, like a blossoming flower, to connect the nave to the choir loft. Finally, they saw the results, and realized that it was a woodworker’s masterpiece. They gathered to celebrate its completion.

2024年4月1日 · Read all about the Miraculous Staircase in Loretto Chapel also known as the Santa Fe Spiral Staircase and see why it’s one of the city’s top attractions. Many people visit the Gothic Revival-style Loretto Chapel, modeled after King Louis IX’s Sainte-Chapelle in Paris.

2019年11月7日 · Unlike other chapels, where you admire the paintings, statues, stained glass, and masonry skills, Loretto Chapel is famous for its helix spiral stairs, aka the Santa Fe is the oldest capital city in New Mexico, US.