Spiral staircases at universities in Shanghai

This is a bird's-eye view of a spiral staircase in a teaching building at Tongji University in Shanghai. 27-year-old student Wei Xiaohui spent ten days at 23 universities in Shanghai taking pictures of spiral staircases. Wei says he chose Shanghai because the city has numerous western-style buildings with spiral staircases. [Photo: IC]

A worm's-eye view of a spiral staircase in a teaching building at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai [Photo: IC]

A bird's-eye view of a spiral staircase in a teaching building at East China Normal University in Shanghai [Photo: IC]

A bird's-eye view of a spiral staircase in a teaching building at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in Shanghai [Photo: IC]

A bird's-eye view of a spiral staircase in a teaching building at Shanghai University in Shanghai [Photo: IC]