Elevador de Santa Just: An ancient lift overlooking the city
It rises somewhat incongruent on the roofs of the Baixa neighborhood (city center) in Lisbon, is the strange Santa Justa lift, a neo -Gothic and most eccentric lift and newest means of public transport in the city.Mésnier du Ponsard, an apprentice of Gustave Eiffel, designed the elevator, which was inaugurated in 1901. It was built as a means of connecting Baixa with Dergo Carmo from the Bairro Alto neighborhood, a fashionable area sprinkled with expensive shops, Fado houses and small restaurants.It does the shuttle, I make the trip 32 meters to the top, traveling in booths with wooden panels, which still present the original polished brass instruments.The cabins creak their way to a platform just below the top terrace.From here, passengers can go out or go on a bridge in Bairro Alto or opt to climb the spiral staircase leading to the upper terrace.You can also enjoy a wonderful perspective of nearby Igreja Carmo.Wait for big tails throughout the summer season.The lower station of this funicular railway is almost hidden behind a facade on Rua by S. Paulo with the inion "Ascensor da Bica" (no. 234).Only a few cars travel here because of its inclined topography, narrow streets and densely wrapped buildings.

