Can be sometimes found in an It's All Upstairs From Here climax.
The symbolism of ascending to the temple should be obvious sometimes, as with the Aztecs, the long temple stairs were also used for a Staircase Tumble when they tossed the bodies of sacrificial victims down them.Ī Stairway to Heaven may be one of these. Sometimes in fiction note and rarely, in real life too, this is taken to extremes by placing the temple on the slopes - or even the summit - of a mountain, with stairs leading all the way up. In Real Life, a somewhat tamer version of this trope is relatively common in temple architecture, and may be observed in various Buddhist, Hindu, and Mesoamerican temples. In the latter case, expect some unlucky Butt-Monkey to trip and tumble all the way down.Ī notable subset of Absurdly Long Stairways are Absurdly Long Temple Stairways. They can find application both in serious works and in comedy. They can have a major symbolic meaning, about ascension or spiritual uplifting or the like.
These stairways can be found in man-made structures (such as very tall towers with no lifts) or more supernatural locations. Indeed, sometimes they are literally endless. ( Descending such a stairway tends to be easier, one way or the other, but not always.) Such stairways may have thousands of steps and stretch for miles. The characters will probably be utterly exhausted by the time they get to the top, assuming they will persevere that long. The Absurdly Long Stairway is so incredibly, well, long that ascending it is a serious challenge in itself. You think it's annoying when the elevator stops working and you need to climb three floors to reach your apartment? Be glad you don't have to face the Absurdly Long Stairway. Bugs Bunny, " Looney Tunes", " From Hare To Heir"
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