“Highest single elevator rise in a building The main elevator - TopicsExpress



          

“Highest single elevator rise in a building The main elevator in the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai, UAE, climbs 504 m (1,654 ft) in a single ascent. Further elevators then take visitors higher up. The building officially opened on 4 September 2010. To find out more about the Burj, the tallest building, see the Tallest Buildings section. • Houses 57 elevators and eight escalators • Includes double-deck elevators, with a capacity of 12 to 14 people per cabin, for those travelling to observation deck at Level 124 • Incorporates three “sky lobbies” on levels 43, 76 and 123: intermediate floors at which passengers can leave an express elevator and join a local elevator that will stop on every floor in one section of the building • No single elevator gives access to all floors in the building”
Posted on: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 10:58:15 +0000

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