

While a circular stair can also be called a 'curved' stair, the spiral stair is a vastly different design usually reserved for very limited spaces. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'balustrade.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. A spiral staircase utilizes a center support post with the stair treads arranged much as the spokes of a wagon wheel would be around the hub. Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 14 Mar. Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post, 7 June 2023 The crossing is a single-span concrete deck bridge with rectangular balustrades. ELLE Decor, 7 June 2023 Ferns punch through balustrades gone moldy and black.

Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 13 July 2023 Undeterred, the designers added grandeur by installing a wooden balustrade on either side. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 June 2022 The construction was initially aimed at adding a new bridge deck and rails and improving the structure's balustrades and walls. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 28 July 2023 On an upper level, a balustrade is set with plants in pots and hung with a fluttering carpet, all of which appear, alarmingly, about to topple and cascade-not onto the street below but right out of the plane of the painting, onto the heads of the viewers. 2023 The effect is reinforced with glass balustrades and no handrails. tall, guards on stairs can be as low as 34 in., measured from the line connecting tread nosingsthe same as the minimum height for handrails. But while guards must typically be at least 36 in. 2023 In addition to re-creating the Baroque-style sculptures, 600 feet of the ornate balustrade that runs the roof’s perimeter was carefully removed, re-created, and replaced. As previously stated, guards are required on the sides of stairs where there’s a drop of more than 30. Recent Examples on the Web Below a sky of gray clouds, the bay lapped at the concrete balustrades, sending spurts periodically onto the sidewalk.
