Inside, a main hall runs the full depth of the building, with stairs rising to the second floor.
His ship's mast rises through the center of the house to the third floor.
The elevator rose smoothly to the second floor and the doors eased open.
Ahead the land rose to the floor of the City in a huge wedge twenty li across.
On the far side the land rose almost to the floor of the City.
The sealed tube rose swiftly to the seventh floor of the security building.
From each end of the landing, another set rises a half-flight to the next floor.
Another set of stairs rose upward to the third floor.
It seemed to rise too quickly to the second floor, according to witnesses, and when the doors opened there, passengers tried to get out.
The lift rose a few feet to the first floor.