Bad Schandau Elevator
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The Bad Schandau Elevator is a passenger truss-tower elevator built in 1904 at Bad Schandau,[1][2] a spa town in Saxony, Germany. The height of the elevator is 52.6 metres (173 ft), in an art nouveau-style steel framework tower, which has a diameter of 5.2 metres (17 ft) at the ground and at the door such of 2.5 metres (8.2 ft). On the way upward it overcomes a difference in height of 47.76 metres (156.7 ft). It functions as an observation tower.
Overview
[edit]The elevator is driven by an electric motor, with the electricity generated by the Lichtenhain Waterfall. During the winter and emergencies, electricity was originally provided by a battery.
In 1921 the drive of the Bad Schandau Elevator was changed to three-phase alternating current; a crank handle was left for emergency operation. During World War I, the facility was shut down. In 1950 a driving disk hoisting engine was introduced. In 1961 two additional anchoring wires were attached and in 1978 a new control. In the years 1989-1990 the plant, which was put under monument protection in 1954, was reconditioned.
The elevator is visible in some scenes of Wes Anderson's 2013 film The Grand Budapest Hotel.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Bad Schandau Elevator (Bad Schandau, 1904)". Structurae. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ Stroetmann, Richard; Flederer, Holger; Schmidt, Holger; Sieber, Lars. "Personenaufzug Bad Schandau – Revitalisierung eines denkmalgeschützten Turmbauwerks". Stahlbau. 78 (9): 662–676. doi:10.1002/stab.200910081. ISSN 0038-9145.
External links
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- Information and photographs Archived 10 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine (in German).
- Bad Schandau Elevator at Structurae
- Drawings of Bad Schandau Elevator
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