Elevators
Sites (or significant elements thereof) where an elevator is currently used to transport visitors vertically (ie excluding funiculars and cable cars).
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Abbey of St Gall | To the monastic library which is located on the third floor of the building | |
| Belfries | There is an elevator for tourists in the belfry of the Church of Saint-Éloi in Dunkerque and in the belfries of Arras and Lille. (Nomination file, p. 35, 38, 63) | |
| Bellinzone | To Castelgrande | |
| Blaenavon Industrial Landscape | To descend the "Big Pit" | |
| Carlsbad Caverns | To get to the Big Room without walking too far | |
| Champagne | Elevator in the caves of the Maison Pol Roger (Nomination file, Tome III, p. 105) - The elevator in the Château Perrier was installed in 1877 and was one of the first private elevators in France. | |
| City of Luxembourg | To get between the Grund and the historic centre | |
| Graz | Schlossberglifte | |
| Heritage of Mercury | Almaden | |
| Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt | In the Wedding Tower | |
| Nice | An elevator has been installed in the 1930s to go from the Terrasses des Ponchettes to the Colline du Château. (Nomination file, p. 62) | |
| Paris, Banks of the Seine | Eiffel Tower | |
| Salvador de Bahia | Elevador Lacerda (Lacerda Elevator): Inaugurated in 1873 | |
| Statue of Liberty | Available to the top of the pedestal | |
| Valletta | Barakka Lift | |
| Valparaiso | Ascensor Polanco | |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Campanile | |
| Vienna | Haas House | |
| Vizcaya Bridge | "There are two new visitors lifts installed in the 50 meter high pillars of the bridge that allow walking over the bridge's platform, from where there is a view of the port and the Abra bay." (Wiki) | |
| Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines | Used to bring tourists back to the surface after going underground by stairs | |
| Works of Antoni Gaudí | Pedrera (to Gaudi's chimnies) | |
| Wulingyuan | World's tallest full-exposure outdoor elevator with biggest carrying capacity |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Elevators?
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- Not be "self evident"
- Link at least 3 different sites
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