The most spectacular elevator works in the world

Holding records of the highest elevator outside in the world, the fastest elevator in the world... These works are not only a means of transportation but also impressive with a high-class design. 

AquaDom at Radisson Blu hotel (Berlin, Germany) gives visitors an experience of taking an elevator amid aquarium. The transparency - glass elevator located amid the biggest vertical aquarium in the world with over 1.500 fishes. The aquarium has a 25m high and an 11,5m diameter, containing one million water. The floating elevator inside moves with a speed of 0,3 m/s and has a containing capacity to maximize 30 people. Image: EmmePi Travel.

With a high of 828m, Burj Khalifa (Dubai, UAE) is the tallest building in the world and has the highest service elevator in the world. The core column of the elevator of the building is 504m high, higher 1,5 times than Empire State's elevator (New York, USA) with 381m high. The hotel has 57 elevators, one of which takes visitors from floor to observation floor of 124 within 60 seconds, with a maximum speed of 10m/s. Image: Zoonar GmbH.

The hundred dragon elevator (Hunan, China) is holding a record of the highest outside an elevator in the world. With a high of 326m, this miracle work lies inside Zhangjiajie national park, bringing a perfect view of scenes like in a fiction movie. Opened to visitors since May 2020, the system has 3 elevators of 2 floors each and it takes 1 minute and 32 seconds to reach the peak. Image: Xinhua. 

The resort and hotel complex of Luxor Las Vegas (USD) offers visitors a strange experience with slope elevators. Building the famous pyramid of the 30 floors complex is the reason that the elevators here were designed to move in an angle of dip of 39 degrees celsius. The sloping elevators installed in 1993 in each corner of the structure. Image: Alamy Stock Photo.

Falkirk Wheel is a system of lifting ships by rotating mean in Scotland. This rotation elevator has a role of connecting Forth and Clyde channel with Union channel. Due to different level of water between the two channels is up to 24m, ships from Forth and Clyde channel will enter a trough, later be pushed higher into a water bridge tobe able running into the Clyde channel above. Image: John McKenna.

To reach the peak of the arch gate with high of 192m in St Louis (Missouri, USA), visitors will travel by dedicated equipment combined with an elevator based on Ferris wheel theory. Since its completion in 1965, the special electric elevator has taken millions of visitors to the observation zone in the peak of the arch gate to see sight the stunning views around. The elevator has cylinder-shaped 16 wagons, containing 5 passengers per wagon, and takes 4 minutes to reach the peak. Image: Andriy Kravchenko.

In September 2019, the hotel group of Rosewood launched the highest 5-star hotel in the world in Guangzhou (China). The hotel occupies 39 floors on the top of the 108 storeys CTF Finance Center (the 7 tallest building in the world). Rosewood Guangzhou has a high of 530m and is proud of having the fastest elevator in the world, moving with a speed of 75,6 km/h. The elevator has a simple design with a red wall and wood floor. Image: Pinterest.

Carlsbad Caverns national park (New Mexico, USA) has 4 elevators to take visitors going down under the ground. The elevator stops in a canteen under the ground where visitors can discover lime caves. The trip takes a minute with a speed of 14k/h. Image: Adrian Hedden.