Potemkin Stairs Source/credit: Oleksandr Malyon via Wikipedia What am I looking at? These Potemkin Stairs in Odessa (Ukraine) connect the city to the harbor. The lower step are much wider than the ones on the top, making it appear much longer when looking from the bottom. Forced perspective is a common technique in architecture. More optical illusions:Too many legsTwo giantsSnake catNot a brickLarger than lifeEyes of the AmazonHow many?LEGO brick floor
