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An additional mystery is how it supports so much weight, see Physics of Loretto staircase.
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see also Physics of Loretto staircase
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→See also: which fails to address the implausibility of its theory that side wood, shaped as a twisted helix and apparently merely the sides of each step, serving as monolithic stair stringers to support the entire structure)
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or St. Joseph himself (who was a carpenter)
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Skeptics assert that other spiral staircases exist without a center supporting column, but actually each one has another form of support, in contrast with the Loretto spiral staircase:
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→See also: add academic analysis of the stairs
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→See also: Gene Hackman described the Santa Fe area as having a "magic", and he moved there to live his final 35 years
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→See also: Conference of experts study this staircase in 2024, and comment
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1607 is used more commonly than 1610 as the date of origin of Santa Fe
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mIts location is in Sante Fe (New Mexico), founded in 1610, which literally means "Holy Faith."
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The U.S. Navy tested the wood and determined that it is unique from no known type of tree or DNA. This staircase attracts 300 to 1000 visitors per day.
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→See also: Road to Emmaus - this account in the Gospel of Luke echoes the playful disappearance of the carpenter who constructed this staircase.
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No one has been able to duplicate this staircase, even with modern power tools and computer assistance
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