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(Fromhttp://www.luso.u-net.com/funicula.htm) The Santa Justa Elevator opened in 1902 and rises vertically some 45 metres from the Rua de Santa Justa in the Baixa area of central Lisbon to the Chiado district. The structure was designed by Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard, from Oporto. The structure houses two staffed lifts which normally allow direct access to the Carmo square and its monastery ruins, which are now an archaeological museum. Since 1999 access at the top has been limited to the elevator viewing deck only, due to building works. This means that if it is quiet, you can be at the mercy of the lift operator regarding the timing of your descent. An alternative (and free) route from the Baixa to the Chiado district is to use the escalators in the nearby Baixa-Chiado Metro station. The vertical column measures some 7m x 7.5m and the lift was originally powered by a steam engine mounted on its summit. Since 6 November, 1907 it has been electrically powered. On exiting the lift at the top, passengers may (roadworks permitting) walk by a 25m walkway at high level above the Rua do Carmo to the Chiado area. The area, below, to the left of the walkway was largely destroyed by a major fire in 1988 and parts are still (2000) being rebuilt. Alternatively passengers may linger in the viewing area which looks over Rossio to the north east and the Baixa district to the south. To the east are fine views across to the Castle and Graça. There is also a café at the summit and a small restaurant on the walkway which passes alongside the ruins of the Carmo monastery, left unrepaired since the catastrophic earthquake of 1 November, 1755. Carris trams formerly ran to the end of the walkway and the lines were intact until relatively recently. Nowadays there is no tram service nearby, the #24 service from Carmo to Alfândega having been withdrawn in the 1990s and, despite its promised reinstatement, has never reopened. At the foot of the elevator is a Carris office selling passes and, less reliably, route maps and timetables. Leave a Comment
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Elevador de Santa Justa, an elevator (lift) in Gothic revival style, built around 1900 to connect the Baixa and Bairro Alto, the richly-decorated Church of São Roque, Jerónimos Monastery, Belém Tower, Padrão dos Descobrimentos (Monument of the Discoveries) and Carmo Convent.
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