The Other Side ⚕

ph. Danko Maksimovic - Essen, Germany (2024)

Marjane Satrapi, cartoonist and film director, best known for Persepolis

Today it’s mostly famous for what it looks like on the inside.

It has an equestrian staircase though it’s so smooth it’s really just a gentle slope more than a staircase. It was build like that so our lazy bum king could ride his horse all the way to the top (king not in photo)

And naturally people have also driven cars up the tower

And held a bike race

For a while it was just sort of abandoned by the authorities and became a spiraling marketplace

But today it has been restored and become a tourist spot as well as a popular destination for school trips. And yes, you can still watch the cosmos at the top.

See, I killed Joe. I watched myself do it with my own hands, and I have no guilt. None. No remorse. I have been spared all of that.

Patrick Ball as DR. FRANK LANGDON