Jawdropping pics of the world’s most picturesque elevators that cling to mountains and soar above the sea
Incredible structures stretch thousands of feet into the air, giving tourists amazing panoramic views
THESE are some of the most extreme elevators in the world.
The incredible structures rise thousands of feet into the sky, giving tourists heart stopping views of mountains, lakes and wildlife.
The world’s tallest lift can be found deep in central China.
The Bailong Elevator can climb to a massive 1,070 feet in just two minutes and cost £13 million to build.
The huge lift, which is higher than the shard is the tallest and the heaviest outdoor lift in the world, according to People’s Daily Online.
It has also claimed three titles in the Guinness Book of World Records.
The elevator is the tallest lift, the tallest double-deck sightseeing elevator and the fastest passenger elevator with the biggest capacity.
The incredible lift is in the heart of the Zhangjiajie Forest Park in China.
The National park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
It is thought that James Cameron used the area as inspiration for the floating islands in the 2010 hit film Avatar.
The Hammetschwand Elevator in Switzerland boasts that it is the highest outdoor lift in Europe.
The glass elevator shoots tourists 500ft into the air, giving visitors panoramic over the city of Lucerne.
The incredible journey shows off the clear blue waters of the city’s lake.
At the top, tourists can step onto a viewing platform to take in the fresh breezes.
Missouri visitors can ride up a 630-foot-high arch which boasts impressive views of the city of St Louis.
The St Louis Gateway Arch sits on the west bank on the Mississippi river, dwarfing the rest of the city’s skyline.
Four million visit the iconic structure every year, but only one million people make it all the way to the top.
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The space-age Mercedez-Benz Museum Elevator in Germany looks more like it belongs in a science fiction film.
It forms part of the modernist museum devoted to the car manufacturer and transports tourists back to the 19th century, found on the top floor.
The sleek metal elevator fits with the minimal modern design of the Stuttgart museum.
Visitors only have a small slit of a window to peer through as they rise through the exhibition.
Tourists flock to the AquaDom in Berlin for an immersive aquatic experience.
The extraordinary lift goes straight through the centre of an exotic fish tank in the Radisson Blu hotel in the German capital.
It is thought to be the largest cylindrical tank in the world and cost £9 million to make.
The 82-foot tank lets visitors get up close and personal with 1,500 fish.
The Lacerda Elevator, Brazil’s first lift, towers above sparkling blue coastline.
The impressive Art Deco structure was built in 1873 and is a popular tourist draw in the state of Bahia.
The historic lift is still being used today.
In hilly Lisbon, tourists can get an eagle-eyed view with the Santa Justa Lift.
The intricate gothic tower rises above the other buildings in the capital, standing at 148 feet.
Built in 1905, the lift was originally used to connect the lower and higher levels of the city.
But the old lift is constrained by size and can only let 29 people up at a time.
The ornate decoration around the elevator is lit up at night.
By far one of the most familiar of the extreme elevators, the Eiffel Tower lift climbs a staggering 948 feet.
Tourists have to take two lifts to finally reach the top of the Parisian monument.
The tower is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the French city, bringing in seven million visitors each year.
But people afraid of heights can take the stairs to the first floor.
The elegant lift in the Louvre can makes it seem like one of the museum’s staircase is floating in the air.
The giant cylinder subtly disappears into the ground to transport art lovers to the lower floors of the museum.
Tourists have to step onto the massive cylinder, which then disappears into the Parisian palace.
While romantic visits to the top of the Empire State Building were popularised by the movie Sleepless in Seattle, the Rockefeller Building lift is an experience in itself.
To get to the top of the rock, tourists have to go into a lift with a glass ceiling.
This gives visitors an unparalleled insight into the inner workings of how the lift works.
As they zoom up 800 feet into the air, visitors can look up at the illuminated inner workings.
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