10 Amazing Piano Stairs From Around The World. “Piano stairs” have been a hit in cities worldwide, from Milan, Italy to Santiago, Chile and more. Studies have shown that when faced with the choice between climbing stairs or riding the escalator, subway commuters choose to take the stairs 66 percent more often if theyre piano stairs. 1. Piano Stairs in Stockholm, Sweden “Piano Stairs” is an interactive playful musical stairway installation created into the Odenplan underground station of Stockholm to make people use stairs more often than elevator. The project was part of a Wolkswagen initiative called “The fun theory” whose main objective and mission is to “change people’s behaviour for the better by making it fun to do.” Learn more here. 2. Piano Stairs in Milan, Italy Piano Stairs were installed outside the subway station of the Dome square in Milan contributing to create a successful event. A team of audio specialists and industrial designers, inspired by the concept of “The Fun Theory” by Volkswagen Group, designed this big musical “Piano Keyboard” reproducing the sound of a real classical piano, providing to install it on the stairs of the subway station near the Dome of Milan. Learn more here. 3. Piano Stairs in San Francisco, USA Magical Stairs Pier 39 San Francisco October 17th 2013 Kodak Posted October 22nd 2013 Make your own music on PIER 39′s Musical Stairs, the interactive art exhibit presented by Artist Remo Saraceni, creator of the musical stairs in the Tom Hank’s movie Big. To enjoy the music, please take a walk up (or down) these magical stairs. Source 4. Piano Stairs in Shangdu, China There are many piano inspired staircases in the World, but this one located in Shangdu, China is one of the very best examples of it. 5. Piano Stairs in Valparaíso, Chile Valparaiso is a place to get lost in. And to do so is to find yourself in a wonderland of colours and architecture.. 6. Piano Stairs in Athens, Greece Atenistas is an open community of citizens of Athens who love their city and believe that Athens is not “finished” but an endless canvas for novel and effective activities that will make people understand the possibilities for the city’s improvement and promotion. Learn more here. 7. Piano Stairs in São Paulo, Brazil Commuters in Sao Paulo are dancing to a new tune thanks to the installation of a musical staircase designed like a piano. Source 8. Piano Stairs in Hangzhou, China Pedestrians walk on the piano-style stairs at the Wulin Plaza in Hangzhou, capital of East China’s Zhejiang province, Oct 9, 2012. The stairs are able to make relevant sounds when people foot on the “key” of its steps. Source 9. Piano Stairs in Beirut, Lebanon 10. Piano Stairs in Rennes, France 11.Piano stairs - Musical Staircase in Ireland TheFunTheory - Rolighetsteor : youtu.be/2lXh2n0aPyw
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