The longest elevator in the world rises 550 feet from the ground Pictures

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The longest elevator in the world rises 550 feet from the ground Pictures

 

 

Iatbermassad Bailong higher electric elevator in the world is located in the Hunan province of China and sparked a debate about it , according to the newspaper "Daily Mail" British .
Has begun the construction of this project since 1999 , and ended built in 2002 and began to run , but closed temporarily due to safety reasons , and was re- run in 2003 .

And the sons of the elevator at a cost of 120 million yuan , and the height of up to 330 meters , and sought the elevator 50 people , and transmits 1380 people every hour , and it takes the arrival of visitors to the top of the mountain on foot about two hours and a half , but they need only to one minute elevator failure, and can visitors to enjoy the scenery in the overall area of Zhangjiajie scenic spot inside the elevator .

And varied views of the public on the elevator Bailong electric , and believed supporters to create the lift that capacity is the largest in the world , and can ease the pressure transfer Visitors region scenic to some extent , but opponents say that about 5 million people visit the scenic area every year , this amounted to endurance the maximum for the region , there is no need to attract more visitors .

At the same time criticized the environmentalists inception , saying that he should not be building an electric elevator in the main place of World Heritage sites .