this is not exactly a stairway to heaven but it does bring you a little closer to it
this second shot is my contest entry
you probably don't not know it but this stairway was designed as the world's very first QR code way back in the year 1588, in celebration of the launch of the invincible spanish armada. the QR code concept was way ahead of the times and though it was superior to the commonplace bar code of the day it was kept secret because there was no real use case for the design until scanners were finally invented in other parts of the world centuries later. by then the significance of this impressive stairway was completely forgotten by all except the locals who still long for the glory of the old days.
you heard it here first
