mapy-i-podróże: Loretto Chapel

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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. It is known for its unusual helix-shaped spiral staircase (the "Miraculous Stair"). It has been the subject of legend, and the circumstances surrounding its construction and its builder were considered miraculous by the Sisters of Loretto, who credited Saint Joseph with its construction.

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A newel, also called a central pole or support column, is the central supporting pillar around which a staircase winds. It can also refer to an upright post that supports or terminates the handrail of a stair banister (the "newel post"). In stairs having straight flights, it is the principal post at the foot of the staircase, but the term can also be used for the intermediate posts on landings and at the top of a staircase. Although its primary purpose is structural, newels have long been adorned with decorative trim and designed in different architectural styles. Newel posts turned on a lathe are solid pieces that can be highly decorative, and they typically need to be fixed to a square ne…

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The Column-Less Stair at Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico: Strength Analysis