Interesting facts
The Most High-Speed Elevators
The most high-speed elevators are installed in Taipei 101 (Taiwan) building by Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation – 16.83 m / s. In the Burj Khalifa building (the tallest building in the world), the speed of elevators is just 10 m / s.
The Tallest Skyscraper in the USA
The tallest skyscraper in the United States (the Willis Tower in Chicago) has 106 elevators, 16 of which are two-storied, they receive and drop passengers from two floors at once. Two express elevators for visitors to the observation ground on the roof overcome 412 meters per minute and a few seconds.
The Most High-rise Elevator
The most high-rise elevator is located in Chamonix (France), it was cut through in the rock and raises tourists from height of 3777 meters to a height of 3842 meters.
The Largest Separate Located
The building has 161 elevators, it was built in 2013 in China, in Sichuan province, Chengdu city. The area of the building is about 1.76 million square meters. Its dimensions are three times the size of the Pentagon and twenty times the Sydney opera house. All elevators were provided by one manufacturer – Canny Elevator Group.
Elevador de Santa Justa
Elevador de Santa Justa is the elevator in Lisbon (Portugal), has been working to help pedestrians overcome the steep slope since 1902, connecting Rua do Oru (below) with Largue do Carmo square (above). It connects the low-lying Baixa area and the high Shiadu. Elevador de Santa Justa is used by the local residents – in daily movement – by tourists (the latest, except itself, are also attracted by the panoramic views of the city opening from the upper ground – the transition to the street network). Transport service is not round the clock and not for free.
Burj Khalifa (The Tower of Khalifa)
The skyscraper 829.8 m high in Dubai (UAE) is the tallest building in the world. The shape of the building resembles a stalagmite. The building has 57 elevators. Herewith, just the service elevator rises from the first floor to the last one. Tenants and visitors of the skyscraper will have to move among floors with transplants. Elevators installed in a skyscraper, develop a speed up to 10 m / s.
Interesting facts
The Most High-Speed Elevators
The most high-speed elevators are installed in Taipei 101 (Taiwan) building by Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation – 16.83 m / s. In the Burj Khalifa building (the tallest building in the world), the speed of elevators is just 10 m / s.
The Tallest Skyscraper in the USA
The tallest skyscraper in the United States (the Willis Tower in Chicago) has 106 elevators, 16 of which are two-storied, they receive and drop passengers from two floors at once. Two express elevators for visitors to the observation ground on the roof overcome 412 meters per minute and a few seconds.
The Most High-rise Elevator
The most high-rise elevator is located in Chamonix (France), it was cut through in the rock and raises tourists from height of 3777 meters to a height of 3842 meters.
The Largest Separate Located
The building has 161 elevators, it was built in 2013 in China, in Sichuan province, Chengdu city. The area of the building is about 1.76 million square meters. Its dimensions are three times the size of the Pentagon and twenty times the Sydney opera house. All elevators were provided by one manufacturer – Canny Elevator Group.
Elevador de Santa Justa
Elevador de Santa Justa is the elevator in Lisbon (Portugal), has been working to help pedestrians overcome the steep slope since 1902, connecting Rua do Oru (below) with Largue do Carmo square (above). It connects the low-lying Baixa area and the high Shiadu. Elevador de Santa Justa is used by the local residents – in daily movement – by tourists (the latest, except itself, are also attracted by the panoramic views of the city opening from the upper ground – the transition to the street network). Transport service is not round the clock and not for free.
Burj Khalifa (The Tower of Khalifa)
The skyscraper 829.8 m high in Dubai (UAE) is the tallest building in the world. The shape of the building resembles a stalagmite. The building has 57 elevators. Herewith, just the service elevator rises from the first floor to the last one. Tenants and visitors of the skyscraper will have to move among floors with transplants. Elevators installed in a skyscraper, develop a speed up to 10 m / s.
