Eiffel Tower lift and hydraulics. 19th-century artwork of one of the Roux-Combaluzier cable-driven lifts,as used in the East and West legs of the Eiffel Tower,Paris,France. This depicts a scene after the opening of the Eiffel Tower at the Universal Exposition (World Fair) of 1889 for which it was built as the entrance archway. The lifts in the North and South legs were built by US company Otis. The Roux-Combaluzier lifts were capable of transporting 100 people at a speed of 1 metre per second. The hydraulics are seen at bottom. Artwork from the 4th volume (second period of 1889) of the French popular science weekly 'La Science Illustree' | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library |
Bildgröße: | 5063 px × 3531 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |