Bad Schandau Elevator
The Bad Schandau elevator is a passenger truss-tower elevator built in 1904 at Bad Schandau, a spa town in Saxony, Germany. The height of the elevator is 52.6 metres (173 ft), in an art nouveau-style steel framework tower, which has a diameter of 5.2 metres (17 ft) at the ground and at the door such of 2.5 metres (8.2 ft). On the way upward it overcomes a difference in height of 47.76 metres (156.7 ft). It functions as an observation tower.
Overview
The elevator is driven by an electric motor, with the electricity generated by the Lichtenhain Waterfall. During the winter and emergencies, electricity was originally provided by a battery.
In 1921 the drive of Bad Schandau Elevator were changed to three-phase alternating current, a crank handle was left for the emergency operation. During World War I, the facility was shut down. In 1950 a driving disk hoisting engine was introduced. In 1961 two additional anchoring wires were attached and in 1978 a new control. In the years 1989-1990 the plant, which was put under monument protection in 1954, was reconditioned.
The elevator can be seen some scenes in Wes Anderson's 2013 film The Grand Budapest Hotel.
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- Information and photographs (in German).
- Bad Schandau Elevator at Structurae
- Drawings of Bad Schandau Elevator
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Coordinates: 50°55′00″N 14°09′40″E / 50.91667°N 14.16111°E