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Escalator "Underwater»

At the subway station Toledo, Naples, at a depth of 50 meters under the ground, built escalator, which seems to be immersed in an ice cave. Designer Robert Wilson tried very hard to have people the feeling that they are traveling under the ice of a frozen lake or on the ice cave.





Escalator in Shanty Town in Colombia

In 2011, in one of the poorest districts of Colombia was built grand escalator. In this tiny town and close living just 12,000 people and escalator - humane decision of the government: the people are really very difficult to climb the mountain every day at the height of a 28-story building. After setting up the escalator way people began to occupy just 5 minutes instead of half an hour, as before. Longest escalator - 385 meters, it is divided into six separate sections.



Escalator for bicycles in Norway

The town of Trondheim is famous for the fact that it is full of cyclists, and the slopes and hills make them constantly dismount and lead their "bull by the horns" in the slide. This is very inconvenient and takes a lot of time. Therefore, special ground-trench escalators are designed to ensure that cyclists can put his foot on the special Pristupko and slightly stooped, go up the hill.



Escalator was built in 1993 and renovated in 2012 (supplied more powerful generator and cables). Besides the fact that now lift performs its direct function, it has become a local landmark. And another nice bonus was that for as long as it works, there was not a single accident when climbing uphill, but before such recorded regularly.

The first underwater escalator

Visitors Farglory Ocean Park in Taiwan on the escalator ride under the dome, above which floats swinger sharks and rays, other marine life. You can ride the escalator and up and down, enjoying sailing over the heads of the biological monsters.





The shortest escalator in the world

Located in the basement of a department store in Japan Mora. Entire length of the escalator 80 cm therein four steps. He enters the Guinness Book of Records as the smallest escalator in the world. It was built in 1989 and in fact - stupid design, but utterly endearing.



The longest escalator in Asia

And this is the longest escalator in the world. Built in Hong Kong, and its length is 800 meters. It consists of 20 escalators and connecting pads, 14 inputs and outputs. The entire trip takes about 20 minutes. The system was built between the central and western regions of Hong Kong in order to modernize the retail and office blocks.





The world's oldest escalator

In New York, Manhattan was built a long time ago in a mall Macy's Herald Square. Up until 2009 it was the most powerful department store in the world, the largest by area. Now, of course, there are more, such as in Korea. However, residents of Manhattan was proud. One can imagine the pride they felt, the first ride on an escalator. Previously worked as a lift from a mechanical drive, and now replaced by a generator. Railings are very beautiful and made of wood.



The most beautiful in the world cross escalator

You can be proud that this miracle of technology built in the capital of Russia. The side of the escalator looks like a shimmering blue herringbone. Cross design escalators allows you to narrow the space allotted to the stairs and use more usable space.



The spiral escalator

This escalator is located in Osaka. He is in general, simple in appearance, but think about how difficult it was to create a spiral design of the automatic stairs.



Street escalator

Usual stairs on the hill, but it's an escalator. Free and public, working day and night. Built near the National Museum in Singapore Fort Canning Park.