Fastest public elevator in the world
The Main Tower is my favorite attraction in Frankfurt am Main not only because of the wonderful public viewing platform, but also because of the amazing speed of the elevator - 25,2 km/h. I think the speed of the two elevators for visitors is limited to 18 km/h, but it's still very fast.
Which is the fastest public elevator in the world?
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Burj Khalifa might have beaten it recently, but until last year (when I visited Taiwan) the record was held by Taipei 101's elevators - which at a speed of 1010 m/min or 60km/hr are pretty damn fast too! It's shoots up so fast that it makes your ears pop due to the pressure difference.
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Where is the fastest elevator in the world?
The Shanghai Tower -- the world's second tallest building -- has just set three Guinness World Records. The Chinese skyscraper now officially has the world's fastest elevator, tallest elevator in a building and the fastest double-deck elevator.What is the fastest an elevator can go?
The fastest installed elevator reaches speeds of 67 feet per second (20.5 meters per second), or 46 miles per hour (73.8 kilometers per hour) in the Shanghai Tower.Where is the fastest elevator in the world 2019?
The world's fastest elevator, developed by Hitachi Building Systems, is installed in the Guangzhou CTF Finance Center, a 530-meter-high skyscraper built in Guangzhou, China. In order to carry guests to the hotel on the upper floors, the elevator climbs from the 1 st floor to the 95th in around 42 seconds.How fast do elevators go in mph?
Let's start with the turtle like speed of most elevators you will find; believe it or not, most elevators are designed to travel at a blazing 100 to 200 feet per minute or between 1.14 and 2.27 miles per hour for buildings 10 stories or less.Riding the World's Fastest Elevator - Shanghai Tower
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Taipei 101 observatory elevator hits 60.6km/h. The elevator gets fully pressurized before it starts moving and it's incredibly fast to get up there. You can take it by simply purchasing a ticket at the base of the building. I would recommend a crystal clear day to go up there as the visibility is often a problem.
Bonus read: The view from there is not mind blowing (not sure if it's worth the price of the ticket) but they do have some nice glass/mirror effects looking down through the building. The best view of the city is free (as in free beer) from the 'Elephant mountain' (easy) hike trail at the outskirt of the city (Xiangshan station).
Answer 3
The CN Tower in Toronto seems pretty good too: 22 km per hour
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