Elevador Lacerda

Lacerda Elevator
Elevador Lacerda
General information
Location Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Coordinates 12°58′27″S 38°30′48″W / 12.97417°S 38.51333°W / -12.97417; -38.51333Coordinates: 12°58′27″S 38°30′48″W / 12.97417°S 38.51333°W / -12.97417; -38.51333
Completed 1869
Height 72 meters

The Lacerda Elevator (Elevador Lacerda) is a public urban elevator located in Salvador, Brazil, connecting the lower city (Cidade Baixa) to the upper city (Cidade Alta).[1] The 72 metres (236 ft) elevator was built between 1869 and 1873; [2]it was named after Antônio de Lacerda, director of the Commercial Association of Bahia[3]. It was an hydraulic elevator at first; later operating by electricity since 1906. The elevator towers were renovated in 1930, in an Art Deco styling. The Lacerda Elevator has two towers and four lifts, carrying 27 passengers each on a 30-second ride costing 0.15 reais. It transports 15 thousand people/day.

The elevator was listed as historical heritage of Brazil by IPHAN, on 7 December, 2006.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Afolabi, Niyi (2016-05-01). Ilê Aiyê in Brazil and the Reinvention of Africa. Springer. ISBN 9781137598707.
  2. ↑ "Bahia (2.)", Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition, Volume III, retrieved 2018-07-22
  3. ↑ Ridings, Eugene (2004-03-11). Business Interest Groups in Nineteenth-Century Brazil. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521531290.
  4. ↑ "Notícia: Iphan tomba Elevador Lacerda e Edifício da Bolsa de Santos e registra a Feira de Caruaru - IPHAN - Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional". portal.iphan.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-07-22.

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