<![CDATA[The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs.]]>The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. (This is the Fediverse, so I assume everyone has a favourite stairs.) Aside from the design, I like the way it frames Aarhus City Hall’s foundation stone.

I thought I knew it well, but only learnt this week that there’s a time capsule buried beneath it. A lead pipe with documents, coins and newspapers of the day. Laid in 1938. Little knowing that Nazis would be occupying the city before construction was finished.


]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/0246acbb-36e8-4fc0-ad65-41282dd67773/the-stairs-in-the-foyer-of-rådhuset-is-my-favourite-stairs.RSS for NodeSun, 11 Oct 2026 13:04:05 GMTSun, 11 Oct 2026 09:01:45 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:56:35 GMT]]>@CiaraNi is that brass bowl a drinking fountain? I don't think it's connected (though I never inspected it that closely). Interesting choice to disconnect it but still leave it in place huh

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.data.coop/users/reynir/statuses/117422148530310046https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.data.coop/users/reynir/statuses/117422148530310046Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:56:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:40:11 GMT]]>@CiaraNi
My favorite staircase is in Deutsches museum in Munich - it has a V-2 rocket inside, allowing one to see the rocket up close at multiple levels. Part of the casing is cut away to reveal the propulsion system, fuel tanks, etc.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/jbiserkov/statuses/117422084051262508https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/jbiserkov/statuses/117422084051262508Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:40:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:25:34 GMT]]>@jonlord @CiaraNi Thanks, yes the building carries its history.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://squilla.vitaulium.eu/users/leonieke/statuses/01M4NBC1CK1JZPP1XZ0K1SNGEThttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://squilla.vitaulium.eu/users/leonieke/statuses/01M4NBC1CK1JZPP1XZ0K1SNGETSun, 11 Oct 2026 11:25:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:13:53 GMT]]>@CiaraNi Good. Your favorite stairs are very pleasing to look at.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/liebach/statuses/117421980606472746https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/liebach/statuses/117421980606472746Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:13:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:10:39 GMT]]>
The building was built during WW2, and the Nazis wanted to take it over as soon as it was finished. To avoid that, they never “finished it,” during the war, but kept adding stairs and tunnels.

When the war stopped, they stopped pointless additions, so today there are stairwells leading to nothing but a wall.]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://westergaard.social/objects/1dc6df30-e53a-4cef-b559-51908719d50chttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://westergaard.social/objects/1dc6df30-e53a-4cef-b559-51908719d50cSun, 11 Oct 2026 11:10:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:57:42 GMT]]>@CiaraNi interesting. And sad I didn't have newrly enough time in Aarhus to explore more 😃

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/cazmockett/statuses/117421916949957979https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/cazmockett/statuses/117421916949957979Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:57:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:47:34 GMT]]>@CiaraNi

The art deco staircase at Herstmonceux Castle.

Or the Elizabethan staircase at Herstmonceux castle.

Or the Grinling Gibbons staircase at Herstmonceux Castle. 🙂

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3588675571200634&id=herstmoncastle

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4709830842418429&id=herstmoncastle

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5816965455038290&id=herstmoncastle

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/geoffl/statuses/117421877125292381https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/geoffl/statuses/117421877125292381Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:47:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:28:45 GMT]]>@wolfgangcramer Great stairs, great shots!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/117421803115060988https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/117421803115060988Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:28:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:27:45 GMT]]>@blotosmetek Looks like an amazing place.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/117421799210253596https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/117421799210253596Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:27:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:27:28 GMT]]>@cazmockett Funny enough, it doesn't feel like that when you are standing in the actual space. You feel respect for the surroundings, absolutely. Yet it's also a very 'lived-in' public space with people wandering in, out and about all the time. There are ordinary council offices, the council chamber, the registry office and often pop-up exhibitions in the foyer. And many visitors on sight-seeing visits. It's both a special and an everyday space at the same time. Quite an architectural feat!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/117421798094196950https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/117421798094196950Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:27:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:24:43 GMT]]>@CiaraNi
How about Pomo in Trondheim?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/wolfgangcramer/statuses/117421787267836806https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/wolfgangcramer/statuses/117421787267836806Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:24:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:24:21 GMT]]>@leonieke @CiaraNi

Great shot - a chill runs down my spine after reading your description of the building’s history
👏

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/jonlord/statuses/117421785818472204https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/jonlord/statuses/117421785818472204Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:24:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:17:35 GMT]]>@CiaraNi I wish I had a better photo – unfortunately it's hard to get a take from below. The whole site is absolutely beatiful – a true contender to the more famous Gaudi's work, La Sagrada Familia, only much smaller (it is a city house). See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Batll%C3%B3

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://circumstances.run/users/blotosmetek/statuses/117421759216379791https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://circumstances.run/users/blotosmetek/statuses/117421759216379791Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:17:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:14:50 GMT]]>@CiaraNi you almost feel like you need to go in there wearing cotton gloves 😅

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/cazmockett/statuses/117421748446486268https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/cazmockett/statuses/117421748446486268Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:14:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:10:04 GMT]]>@blotosmetek That's quite a stairs!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/117421729692896176https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/117421729692896176Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:10:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:09:51 GMT]]>@cazmockett And it's always spotless in there, everywhere. Fair play to the cleaning staff.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/117421728811738432https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/117421728811738432Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:09:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:09:08 GMT]]>@CiaraNi Antoni Gaudi, Casa Batlló, Barcelona.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://circumstances.run/users/blotosmetek/statuses/117421726002017485https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://circumstances.run/users/blotosmetek/statuses/117421726002017485Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:09:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:04:37 GMT]]>@CiaraNi oooh, I love the first one. But I bet keeping that handrail clean is a bit of a 'mare.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/cazmockett/statuses/117421708240570467https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/cazmockett/statuses/117421708240570467Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:04:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:04:30 GMT]]>@CiaraNi That residue made me feel a bit dirty as well for looking at this horrible history with fascination.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://squilla.vitaulium.eu/users/leonieke/statuses/01M4N6QK9X36JHDWTQY6C1J9YDhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://squilla.vitaulium.eu/users/leonieke/statuses/01M4N6QK9X36JHDWTQY6C1J9YDSun, 11 Oct 2026 10:04:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:02:16 GMT]]>@leonieke Subdued. That's it. It's a very particular kind of subdued, flat awfulness-residue.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/117421699011032369https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/117421699011032369Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:02:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:00:48 GMT]]>@CiaraNi Yes, it's been on my mind off and on as well: I left it feeling very subdued.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://squilla.vitaulium.eu/users/leonieke/statuses/01M4N6GV01BZ6NZSVJ3S3R2AZXhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://squilla.vitaulium.eu/users/leonieke/statuses/01M4N6GV01BZ6NZSVJ3S3R2AZXSun, 11 Oct 2026 10:00:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:58:48 GMT]]>@leonieke Great composition. Captures the atmosphere of that place - I visited it years ago and it still sticks with me.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/117421685399641911https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/117421685399641911Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:58:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:58:31 GMT]]>@CiaraNi Thanks!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://squilla.vitaulium.eu/users/leonieke/statuses/01M4N6CMGDQMR7FKGWN149NY83https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://squilla.vitaulium.eu/users/leonieke/statuses/01M4N6CMGDQMR7FKGWN149NY83Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:58:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The stairs in the foyer of Rådhuset is my favourite stairs. on Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:58:04 GMT]]>@leonieke Great shot

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/117421682486015479https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/117421682486015479Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:58:04 GMT