From the Statue's caption: "At the end of 1501, Michelangelo obtained the permission of the Opera del Duomo to work a block of marble which had been abandoned in the courtyard of the Cathedral of Florence for the creation of the figure of the young hero, subsequently placed in front of Palazzo Vecchio in Piazza Signoria." (Academia Gallery, Florence)

Similarly, modern snow goggles reduce radiation, but have a tendency to fog up. I love it when antiquated methods outperform modern innovations.

Researching more than the functionality of stairs.

“To wish a life without stairs, without hills and mountains is to wish a dim life without the joy of rising with our own efforts!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

Bronze doors. (India)

Inspiration is found in something as common as wooden doors. (Paris)