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:Sunken YachtHigh-rise buidingsBeach at NightFunny tree with a faceA Giant on the BeachGiant Party in the SkylineModel ship on polesImpossible woodwork
