Place
Santa Justa Lift
R. de Santa Justa, 1150-060 Lisboa
Neo-Gothic cast-iron tower linking two street levels, with a sweeping rooftop panorama.
This guide to the Santa Justa Lift in Lisbon follows engineer Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard, trained in Gustave Eiffel's workshop, and the animal-powered incline he replaced with a forty-five-metre Neo-Gothic iron tower. It traces the crowds that queued on opening day in 1902 and the lift's later conversion to electricity. A good spot to notice the lacework overhead is the platform just before you step in.
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