Elevador de Santa Justa
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Elevador de Santa Justa
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| Basic data | |||
| Place: | Lisbon | ||
| District: | Lisbon | ||
| Country: | Portugal | ||
| Altitude : | 8 m | ||
| Coordinates: 38 ° 42 '43.7 " N , 9 ° 8' 21.6" W. | |||
| Use: | Passenger elevator | ||
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| Construction time : | 1898-1901 | ||
| Architect : | Raoul Mesnier de Ponsard | ||
| Total height : | 45 m | ||
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| Opening: | 1901 | ||
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The Elevador de Santa Justa , also known as Elevador do Carmo , is a passenger elevator that connects the Baixa district with the Chiado district in the city center of Lisbon . The striking steel structure was built in 1902 according to plans by the engineer Raoul Mesnier de Ponsard . The original drive was a steam engine, but this was replaced by electric motors in 1907.
The elevator is 45 m high and has two cabins, originally decorated with wood and fitted with glass panes and brass fittings, each with a capacity of 24 people. The two original lift machines can be seen in operation one floor above the upper exit. Another floor above is a café with a spectacular view over the city: Baixa, Chiado, Castelo de São Jorge .
Years of construction work at the upper exit prevented the way to the Baixa district. The building was only used as a viewing platform at this time. Since the connecting bridge was reopened in December 2005, it can be used again in the original sense.
literature
- CA Xavier de Quadros: O elevador de Santa Justa: Lisboa , Lisbon 1981.
- Maria Helena de Brito Lopes Sintra Delgado: A decoração de elevador de Santa Justa na obra do Engenheiro Raul Mesnier de Ponsard , Tese mestr. História da Arte, Universidade Lusíada, Lisbon 1997.
- Luis Manuel Pereira: Guia de arquitectura: Lisboa 94 , Associação dos Arquitectos Portugueses / Sociedade Lisboa 94 / Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade Técnica, Lisbon 1994.
