Elevador de Santa Justa (auch Elevador do Carmo)

The Santa Justa Elevator, also called Elevador do Carmo, is an elevator that links the Baixa Pombalina and Chiado neighborhoods in Lisbon, Portugal. It stands on Santa Justa street and links this central promenade with Praza do Carmo, next to the Carmo Archaeological Museum.

The Elevador de Santa Justa, also called Elevador do Carmo, is an elevator that connects the Baixa Pombalina and Chiado neighborhoods in Lisbon, Portugal. It rises on Calle de Santa Justa and connects this central promenade with Praza do Carmo, next to the Museu Arqueológico do Carmo.
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The Elevador de Santa Justa, also known as the Elevador do Carmo, is a passenger elevator that connects the Baixa district in the city center of Lisbon with the higher Chiado district. The distinctive steel structure was built in 1902 to plans by the engineer Raoul Mesnier de Ponsard. The original drive was a steam engine, but this was replaced in 1907 by electric motors.
The lift is 45 m high and has two cabins, originally decorated with wood and equipped with glass panels and brass fittings, each holding 24 people. One floor above the upper exit you can see the two original lift machines in operation. Another floor above is a café with spectacular views over the city: Baixa, Chiado, Castelo de São Jorge.Source: Wikipedia

Upstairs you have a great view and the technique is fascinating

Attention: very long waiting times!

I walked past this place but didn't have the time to go up there. Looks like you would have great views of the city.

A lift ride is a 'must do' in Lisbon. Use is free with the Lisboa Card. And if you drive from top to bottom, the waiting time is much shorter 🙂

The elevator is a landmark of the Baixa and saves the climb to the 32 m higher upper city.

It facilitates the ascent to the upper city immensely, but you can do it on foot.

We did on foot. A scarce hour of waiting is too precious. In nice weather no problem up there

From here you can wonderfully overlook the old town center of Almafa.

You can take the escalator in Rossi Station free of charge and enjoy the view.

In the upper vicinity of the lower elevator opposite Alehop is another elevator in a building with which you can also come to the top for free.

An artistically designed elevator in the middle of Lisbon, which connects two parts of the city: Baixa (lower town) with Chiado and Bairro Alto (upper town). The Elevador de Santa Justa is a 45 meter high steel tower, richly decorated in the Gothic Revival style.
The lift is also called Elevador do Carmo (Carmo lift) because it leads directly to Convento do Carmo. Its upper entrance is on the small Largo do Carmo square, the lower stop is near Rossio and the Baixa-Chiado metro station in Rua Santa Justa.Two historically beautiful wooden paneled cabins with windows and brass fittings go up in the air. By the way, there are 24 people in each cabin. Through the windows you can see mainly the scaffolding during the trip, the more beautiful the view from the upper station: Once there you can climb two more floors on foot through iron spiral staircases: Above the exit are the machines that drive the elevator , A little higher up on the roof of the lift there is a viewing platform with a café, which, however, costs an entrance fee. But the view from the publicly accessible jetty in front of the lift is also magnificent: from here you can look out over the opposite Castelo de São Jorge and over the rooftops of the Baixa.
In 1902, the Elevador de Santa Justa was built by Gustave Eiffel's pupil Raoul Mesnier de Ponsard, who also designed the other Lisbon funicular railways. Therefore, in some places, the similarities with the Paris Eiffel Tower: iron was the building material of the time around 1900, it symbolized progress and allowed skillful embellishments in the construction. In his first years, the passenger elevator was still powered by steam engines, only a little later came the electric drive. Until 2006, extensive construction work on the upper bridge took place, which had to be closed for several years.

Well .... A must in Lisbon ... too many tourists. Mega snake ... Long wait

Closed during our visit as of Corona restrictions. Made loads of shots in front of the attraction

Have fun queuing.

Currently out of service. But as already mentioned, the ascent is easily feasible!

Be there early.

With the historic elevator to the upper town

I walked past this place but didn't have the time to go up there. Looks like you would have great views of the city.

The elevator is a clear highlight. If you want to drive with him, you have to queue for longer. But if you just want to reach the platform. goes up from behind on foot.

If there is not a long queue in front of the elevator, actually a must (and at the same time the most comfortable way to get into the Bairro Alto). The fare is included in the public transport ticket (e.g. 24-hour ticket).

In Rua Santa Justa, the 45-meter high iron elevator Elevador de Santa Justa connects the lower town of Baixa with the upper town of Bairro Alto.