These spiral stairs are part of a church called "St. Mary The Virgin Aldermanbury," designed by Christopher Wren, built inside bustling London in 1677.
The church was badly damaged during the London Blitz of WWII. Most improbably, it was transplanted, brick by brick, to Fulton, Missouri (the site of Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech in 1946), to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the famous speech and to house a national memorial to Sir Winston. It was rebuilt to Christopher Wren's original specifications.
I am including a link to the mapped location, two hours west of St. Louis, to show the unlikeliness of this historical pairing. Honestly, I can't imagine Sir Winston hanging out in Fulton. Really. I just can't. I hope he brought his own preferred beverages. It must have been quite the sight to see.
Anyway, I just love spiral stairs. This week, flash of red is all about lines and space in composition. :) OMG, the theme this week is "up." Coincidence!
10/1/2020: Finished year 7 (!), with continuing gratitude towards this amazing community. Based in St. Louis, MO. Regular worker-bee and self-taught photography dilettante....
Extraordinary story and an equally extradinary transposition of this glorious Wren masterpiece. Love the various lines in this shot, especially the curling hand-rail.
brilliant