Santa Justa Lift

Santa Justa Elevator
Elevador de Santa Justa
The lift as seen from Rua de Santa Justa
General information
Type	Elevator
Architectural style	Neo-Gothic
Location	Lisbon, Portugal
Coordinates	38°42′44″N 9°8′22″W / 38.71222°N 9.13944°W / 38.71222; -9.13944
Opened	c. 1899
Owner	Portuguese Republic
Management	Carris
Height	45 metres (148 ft)
Technical details
Material	Iron
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard
Website
Website
Portuguese National Monument
Type	Non-movable
Criteria	National Monument
Designated	19 February 2002
Reference no.	IPA.00003146

The Santa Justa Lift (Portuguese: Elevador de Santa Justa, pronounced [elɨvɐˈðoɾ ðɨ ˈsɐ̃tɐ ˈʒuʃtɐ]), also called Carmo Lift (Portuguese: Elevador do Carmo, [elɨvɐˈðoɾ ðu ˈkaɾmu]), is an elevator, or lift, in the civil parish of Santa Justa, in the historic center of Lisbon, Portugal. Situated at the end of Rua de Santa Justa, it connects the lower streets of the Baixa with the higher Largo do Carmo (Carmo Square).

Since its construction the lift has become a tourist attraction for Lisbon as, among the urban lifts in the city, Santa Justa is the only remaining vertical (conventional) one. Others, including Elevador da Glória and Elevador da Bica, are actually funicular railways, and the other lift constructed around the same time, the Elevator of São Julião, has since been demolished.