New checkpoint: Stairway to Heaven

Stairway to Heaven is the 3rd new checkpoint and the first of Hannsjörg Voth artistic objects in the Moroccan desert. The three objects from Hannsjöeg Voth form a 10km parcour.

The Himmelstreppe (Stairway to Heaven) was built and self-financed between 1980 and 1987. Fascinated by astronomy, he built a staircase whose top side walls are narrowed, creating a vertical slit facing the stars. The structure/sculpture is 19m high and has 56 steps, creating a shadow that runs all around. The interior of this monumental staircase is also accessible, as different rooms are built into the structure.
Source: Senses Atlas

Photo: May 2024, Stairway to Heaven

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