In the rapid economic development today, subway stations, office buildings, shopping malls, department stores, high-rise residential and so on are equipped with escalators, indeed for our travel to bring a lot of convenience, saving time and effort.However, due to the geographical environment around the world, human environment, and so are different, so there have been some special around the escalator.
The big crown
Located in Chongqing, China, is Asia's second-largest upgrade escalator slope, built in 1993, run in 1996. Length of 112 meters, 1.3 meters wide, lifting height of 52.7 meters, the slope of 30 degrees.
The world's shortest escalator
Located in Kawasaki, Japan, a department store in the basement, only five steps, a height of about 83.4 cm, the 1989 Guinness Book of World Records to be recognized as the world's shortest elevator.
The world's longest outdoor escalator
Located in Hong Kong, was established in 1993, a total length of 800 meters, from the bottom to the top of the height of about 135 meters, take the whole elevator takes about 20 minutes. The elevator consists of 20 escalators and 3 moving walkways, with 14 entrances to the footbridge.
The world's oldest escalator
Located in Manhattan, New York, was built in 1902 and is an old wooden elevator, still in use.
Underwater escalator
Located in Taiwan Province, Hualien Yuanxiong Ocean Park, escalators in underwater confined space,while visitors taking it, sharks and other aquatic animals only a few meters away from the passengers.
Bicycle Escalator
Norway's Trondheim city in 1993 built the first dedicated to help outdoor enthusiasts climbing the elevator, so far, this escalator has helped more than 20 million bike enthusiasts to climb the mountain safely.
Escalators in the slums
Located in the 13th District of Medellin, Colombia, was built in 2011, about 384 meters long.The slum is quite steep, people travel to climb the equivalent of 28 floors of height, the installation of the outdoor escalator decrease the people's travel time from 35 minutes to 6 minutes.
Cross escalator
Evropeiskie mall in Moscow, Russia, cross-escalator transparent, exudes a sapphire-like fantastic luster.
Europe's longest escalator
Located in Russia's Moscow subway "Victory Park Station", up to 126 meters, there are 740 ladder, take about 3 minutes.
Outdoor escalator
Located between the National Museum of Singapore and Fort Canning Park, a modern escalator blending harmoniously with the natural scenery .
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