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Glória Funicular

Glória Funicular

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Glória Funicular

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Location: São José, Lisbon, Portugal

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

May 29, 2025

The Ascensor da Gloria, popularly known as the Elevador da Gloria, is located in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It is one of the funiculars operated by Carris, and connects the Baixa to the Baixa Alto. Of these, it is the most used, carrying more than 3 million passengers annually.

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

November 2, 2021

The Elevator of Glory, popularly referred to as the Elevator of Glory, is located in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It is one of the funiculars operated by Carris, and connects Baja to Barrio Alto. Of these it is the most used, transporting more than 3 million passengers annually.

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Hans 🌄 🌻🚐🙋‍♂️🚴🚶‍➡️

May 31, 2025

Short track runs quite steeply, hence the unique shape of the tram

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Karsten S.

September 9, 2020

Since 1885, the Ascensor (also Elevador) da Glória in Lisbon has connected the Praça dos Restauradores in the city center with the Bairro Alto. It drives 265 meters to the impressive city garden and Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara. The cable car climbs 48 meters in altitude.
In 2015, Lisbon's most used funicular turned 130 years old. The technological masterpiece was developed by the Portuguese engineer Raoul Mesnier de Ponsard.
Initially, a weight filled with water on a steel cable served to drive the train. The technology was later converted to steam operation and finally electrified in 1915.

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Tanja 🌞

December 24, 2022

Plan enough waiting time. Partly overcrowded.

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pfälzer

March 12, 2017

It is necessary to have driven with such a tram once

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Björn

May 19, 2021

Here it becomes clear again that Lisbon was built on 7 hills. But the engineers got along with it and built this form of tram. So that you can almost master the difference in altitude.

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Conny, E-🚴 u.🥾🎒😎

June 7, 2025

Great tram tour in Lisbon. Highly recommended.

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

August 24, 2025

The Glória Elevator, also known as the Glória Elevator, is one of Lisbon's most iconic and picturesque forms of transport. It's a funicular that connects Praça dos Restauradores to the Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara in Bairro Alto, climbing 275 meters up the steep Calçada da Glória.

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David Howells

February 14, 2021

This is just a very cool place and a great photo opportunity location to get a photo of the cars ascending the hill.

Monal

March 24, 2025

So beautiful, great photos

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Gerd

March 7, 2017

Lift (auch Elevador) da Glória

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Jorge Ramos 🇧🇷

January 23, 2025

The Glória Elevator is one of three historic elevators in Lisbon, Portugal, which connects the Baixa district to the São Pedro de Alcântara area. It is one of the city's main tourist attractions and a symbol of Lisbon's engineering and architecture. It is located on Rua da Glória in Lisbon. It was built in 1885 by the Portuguese engineer Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard. It is 26.5 meters high and connects the Baixa district to the São Pedro de Alcântara area and has the capacity to transport up to 20 people at a time.

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Uwe G

October 9, 2024

A ride on the cable car is an absolute must when visiting Lisbon...a great experience.

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Monal

March 30, 2025

A photo highlight

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