It would seem, what is special about the elevator? Well, yes, convenient design for quick movement between floors. Well, yes, some are even very fast, that you won’t even have time to take pictures of them properly.
But is it really surprising to a modern person who knows about fashionable technologies? As it turned out, elevators can give us very unexpected surprises.
Today we will talk only about this lifting structure and make an excursion to various countries where truly unique specimens appeared on the planet imperceptibly for many people.
Meet the 10 most amazing lifts on the planet.
10. Chinese Baylong
Such a beautiful name received not one elevator, but a whole complex that impresses with its length and openness of structures. It is located not somewhere, but in the reserve of the Hunan province, where it delivers large tourist groups to the very top of a steep cliff. The height of the latter is about 360 meters, and at the top a magnificent panorama of the national park opens.
Baylong was designed in 2001 and includes 3 spacious cabins of 2 floors each. 50 people can safely push into one cabin, since the carrying capacity is 3750 kg. Transparent walls and fast speed give tourists a real adrenaline from the tour.
9. SkyTower Skyscraper in New Zealand
Of course, we are not interested in the chic skyscraper itself, but in the lifting mechanism installed there. A person feels the fullness of emotions from the speed of movement and the moment that there is no visible support under the legs in the bodice, which was made possible thanks to the transparent floor.
The height is 328 meters, which forces you to pronounce the affirmation "just do not look down." Almost all the way the cabin is outside, and then moves inside the room itself.
But the climb is not so terrible as the descent, which was appreciated by avid extreme lovers. Such is the free ride.
8. Berlin Lift Aquarium AquaDom
Want to get aesthetic pleasure - go to the famous Radisson Hotel, which did not stint for the comfort of its guests. Located in the very center of Berlin, the hotel offers a cylindrical lift ride inside the aquarium.
The two-story structure made of acrylic glass is absolutely transparent and during movement allows you to enjoy the real water world, full of various representatives of flora and fauna. The cabin capacity is about 30 people.
So, when staying at the hotel, you get an underwater excursion several times a day - the children will definitely be delighted. By the way, the number of storeys of the building itself is also considerable - 25 sites. The aquarium is filled with 900 thousand liters of sea water, where more than 1.5 thousand different fish were settled.
7. Elevator Lift Elevador di Santa Zhusta
In hot Portugal, in addition to local attractions, you can appreciate the elevator lift, built since 1901. Since then, the ancient structure has already become a local "chip", as it remained the only vertical elevator in the city.
At the top of the structure is a point for selling snacks, as well as an observation deck, which offers a beautiful panorama of the city. The elevator was made in the neo-Gothic style, so the selfies will be breathtaking. Its height is 45 meters, and each cabin accommodates up to 25 people of medium build.
6. Vacuum lift
Just a godsend for fans of science fiction and all the futuristic. Daytona Elevator Corporation was one of the first to realize fantasies from utopian works, where mankind could travel distances in glass capsules.
Scientists of the company invented a pneumatic, and even vacuum design, which operates using a special pump. It creates air pressure, which pushes the elevator in the right direction.
All cabins are made of special organic glass, and the technology of moving the capsule helps to do without cables, cables and other similar communications. This design has no analogues so far, which allows the company to skim the cream.
5. Double-deck elevators of OTIS firm
The corporation works on skyscrapers, which have a very high load. Two-story elevators that provide an optimal flow of passengers have become relevant. OTIS constructions imply placing cabins strictly one above the other, which allows the use of a common (one) lifting mechanism.
The entrances to the cabins are located not only from the outside, but also from the inside at all levels. Managing such engines is difficult enough, so not every organization can afford such a luxury.
4. The largest elevator in the Umeda Hankyu Building business center
Developed Japan boasts the coolest skyscrapers. And in the city of Osaka there is a unique business center where the largest elevators on the planet (5 pieces) are installed.
Each cabin occupies an area of 7 sq. Meters and boldly accommodates 80 people of medium build (carrying capacity is 5250 kg).
The size of one such cabin can be compared with the standard bedroom of a residential building. Interestingly, one of the elevator walls was made of bulletproof glass - it is through it that an interesting view of the city opens when moving.
3. Ship elevator Falkirk wheel
The elevator is not intended to move people, but to transport goods between the Fort Clyde canals and the Union in Switzerland. It was opened back in 2002, becoming a unique rotating ship hoist on the planet.
The difference between the levels of the above channels is 24 meters (approximately the height of an eight-story building). Depressions with water are installed on different sides of the elevator wheel, where ships with loads float.
After that, the wheel turns 180 degrees, transporting ships from one level to another in a few minutes. Truly unique design!
2. Hammetschwand Highest Open Elevator
While in Switzerland, try to ride the outdoor elevator, which takes tourists from the rocky path to the viewpoint of the Burgenstock mountain. When you reach your destination, you can contemplate the famous Lake Lucerne. You are invited to overcome a height of 153 meters in less than 1 minute. The elevator was built in 1903 and reconstructed in 1935. It is interesting that it was Bond that lifted it during the filming of Goldfinger.
1. Hydraulic lift in the Louvre
Our review is completed by a technological novelty installed in a world-famous museum. The design moves as if from the floor, which amazes the first-time tourists. The elevator takes people to the right level, allowing through the transparent walls to observe the legendary Louvre halls. The futuristic mechanism is hydraulically driven and has an open top - really worth the price.
So, unnoticed by us, technological progress is moving forward by leaps and bounds. I wonder what unique lifts will appear in a couple of decades?