When the Loretto Chapel was completed in 1878, there was no way to access the choir loft twenty-two feet above. Carpenters were called in to address the problem, but they all concluded access to the loft would have to be via ladder as a staircase would interfere with the interior space of the small chapel. A mysterious carpenter / drifter / spirit ?! installed this miraculous staircase— WITH ZERO NAILS. Then, he disappeared. Whaaaaattt!!!? The staircase has two 360 degree turns and no visible means of support. It is said that the staircase was built without nails—only wooden pegs.
For more information, visit the Loretto Chapel website.
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