SANTA JUSTA LIFT

The 'Santa Justa Lift' (Portuguese: ''Elevador de Santa Justa'', pron. ), also called 'Carmo Lift' (''Elevador do Carmo'', pron. ), is a lift in the city of Lisbon at Santa Justa Street. It connects downtown streets with the uphill Carmo Square.

The Santa Justa Lift was designed by ''Raul Mesnier de Ponsard'', an engineer born in Oporto to French parents. Construction began in 1900 and was finished in 1902.
The lift is 45 meters tall and totally made of iron. It is a representative of this architectural style in Portugal. The metallic structure was made by a company based in the Junqueira neighbourhood. The lift is totally decorated in neogothic style, with a different pattern on each storey. The top storey is reached by helicoidal staircases and has a terrace that offers a wonderful view of Lisbon Castle, the Rossio Square and the Baixa neighbourhood. There are two elevator booths. Each has wooden interior and accommodates 24 people. Nowadays Elevador de Santa Justa is a popular tourist attraction of the city.
Among the urban lifts in Lisbon, Santa Justa is the only vertical one. Others, including ''Elevador da Glória'' and ''Elevador da Lavra'', are more like funiculars that help climb the slopes of Lisbon.
Many people wrongly think that it was built by Gustave Eiffel due to its style.