The lift

While we were on our walk through the city we passed this structure. At the time, we had no idea what it was. It looks very strange and it’s situated in between other buildings. Honestly, if we were trying to find it, I’m not sure we would have been able to find it. When I got home, I researched “Lisbon’s Statues” on google to find out what exactly it is. What I learned from my research is very interesting. The structure is actually a lift and is consid

ered a tourist attraction.. It’s called the “Santa Justa Lift” or in Portuguese it’s called Elevador de Santa Justa or also Carmo Lift. Made of iron, the lift is approximately 45 meters tall. The construction on the lift started in 1900 and continued until 1902. From 1902 until it was converted to electrical power in 1907, it was run on steam.  From the view I had when I took the picture, I could see tha each storey has a different pattern and from the top you can see a view of the city, which includes views of the Lisbon castle, the Rossio Square

 and the neighborhood called “Baixa”. The lift is equipped with 2 elevators, each only holding 24 people. I wish I had known this structure was actually a tourist site when we passed it. We would have taken the time to go up and see the view of Lisbon.