95 Floors in 43 Seconds in the Fastest Elevator

n 1857, back when it was rare to come across a building that was more than 7 stories high, the Otis Elevator Company rocked the world by installing the first-ever commercial passenger elevator at 488 Broadway in New York City. It moved at an unimaginable speed for its time –40 feet per minute! Doesn’t sound like much, but remember – this was way before cars came around!

A lot has changed since then. Life’s getting faster, buildings are getting taller, and you can no longer impress anyone with an elevator that travels 6 times slower than the average person walks! So, companies designing and constructing skyscrapers must think over their vertical transportation systems.

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TIMESTAMPS:
How fast this elevator is 1:23
What’s so special about it? ? 2:17
Why skyscrapers need more than one elevator 2:50

The coolest elevators in the world: ?
– The Gateway Arch 4:52
– The Bailong Elevator 5:43
– AquaDom 6:28
– The Falkirk Wheel 7:14
“Elevador Lacerda” 7:51
– SkyView, Ericsson Globe 8:28

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SUMMARY:
– The CTF Finance Centre in Guangzhou, China is the 7th tallest building in the world, standing proudly at 1,740 feet at its highest point.
– The building is home to the world’s fastest elevator! It was opened and recorded in the Guinness World Records in September 2019. It sky-rockets from the ground to the 95th floor in just 43 seconds!
– Think you could handle riding in an elevator moving almost highway speeds at 47 miles per hour?
– Most standard elevators go up to a maximum of about 20 mph.
– There are special rollers in four corners of the cabin to absorb unpleasant vibrations. The brakes are made of heat-resistant materials that’ll ensure it stops smoothly even in an emergency.
– Most skyscrapers have an advanced elevator system. It’s not just one straight shot from bottom to top but a complex network with stops and transfers, sort of like the subway!
– The Gateway Arch. The futuristic elevator pods move up and down the “legs” of this 630-foot stainless steel construction that was designed by Finnish architect Eero Saarinen.
– The Bailong Elevator. The name of this elevator that reaches a height of 1,070 feet on the side of a cliff translates as the Hundred Dragons Elevator. It was opened in 2002, and you can spot fantastic views through its glass doors.
– AquaDom. Would you like to travel between floors in the middle of an 82-foot-tall cylindrical aquarium full of over 260,000 gallons of water and 1,500 fish?
– The Falkirk Wheel is the only rotating boat elevator in the world, lifting vessels 79 feet from one canal into another.
– “Elevador Lacerda”. This one isn’t just an elevator but a legit means of transportation connecting the “Lower” city to the “Upper” one. It transports over 30,000 people a day, traveling to a height of 236 feet in 38 seconds.
– SkyView, Ericsson Globe. At 279 feet tall and 361 feet in diameter, Ericsson Globe is the largest spherical building in the world. You can see a concert or sports game inside (probably hockey!), and take a ride in the glass elevators on the outside.

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