The Sydney (Australia) retail store held its grand opening on Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 5 p.m. There were several hundred persons in line when the store opened on an overcast evening. Rain started to fall shortly after the first 100 persons went inside.
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stairway from 1st to 2nd level;
notice the upper staircase
  opposite view of stairway from
1st to 2nd level
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under the lower stairway   view through the treads of the
lower stairway
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  beneath the lower stairway  
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stairway from 2nd to 3rd level  notice the overhead lighting and
the reflections
 

In this view, you can see the second level product display area to the left, the stairway vestibule,
and then the second-level stairway to the top level. You can see between the stairway treads to
see the ground-floor stairway and people moving between floors.

This view shows the stairway "nook" on the top level. To the left is the right end of the Genius Bar,
and to the left is the stairway leading from second level to third level. The "glow" over the stairs
is the white, lighted ceiling. Through the treads of the stairway you can seee the entrance to the
lower stairway on the second level.