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Trivias

Why are elevators called elevators?

The term "elevator" is actually the brand name of a lift by a company within the United States. The
company was so successful and installed them in so many places, that people started to refer to lifts
as elevators.

Highest building that uses elevator

The main service elevator, positioned in the central core of Burj Dubai, has the world's highest
elevator rise at 504 metres (1,654 ft)

First building with an elevator

On 23 March 1857 the world's earliest modern 'safety elevator' went into
service at the Haughwout Department Store in New York City, USA.

Who invented the first elevator

Elisha Graves Otis introduced the first safety passenger elevator at the Crystal Palace Convention in
New York City

First elevator in philippines

The Burke building known as the location of the first elevator located in binondo, Manila.

Elevator accident
The only recorded elevator fall due to a complete cable system failure occurred during the 1940’s
when a military airplane accidentally crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City and
severed all the cables on a particular elevator.

Number 13
It is considered as unlucky in many countries; therefore, a lot of buildings do not have 13th floor in
their floor plans. Due to this reason, elevators installed in many buildings do not have 13 button (85%
buildings approx. as estimated by Otis Elevator Company).

Did you know?

Most buildings that are taller than four stories use traction elevators.

Maximum altitude that one cable hoisted elevator can achieve is 1700 feet

The Luxor Hotel elevator in Las Vegas that runs diagonally at a 29-degree angle up the pyramid.

The Bailong elevator in Hunan, China, considered as the tallest glass elevator in the world.

The Lacerda Elevator in Brazil that transports about 900,000 people every month and considered as
the busiest elevator in the world.