Grund elevator
The Grund elevator (Luxembourgish: Lift Gronn-Uewerstad) is one of two public elevators in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. It links the Cité Judiciaire on Plateau Saint-Esprit in the Ville Haute quarter to the Grund quarter in the Alzette valley below.
History
[edit]The idea for a lift in this location dates back to 1945.[1] The Grund elevator went into service on 20 March 1987.[2] The project cost 60 million Luxembourg francs[3]
The 55 meter long gallery leading from the Grund to the elevator has been decorated with numerous works of art since 1998, in an effort to brighten up a place that was considered grim and unwelcoming.[1]
The shelter housing the elevator on the Plateau Saint-Esprit was demolished in March 2010 and replaced by a new structure providing easier access to the elevator.[1]
Characteristics
[edit]The elevator links the Plateau Saint-Esprit in the Ville Haute to Op der Schmëdd square in the Grund via an underground gallery 55 meters long. It also serves the Corniche and level -4 of the underground car park built under the plateau at the same time as the lift.[2][1] The lift is 45 meters high and the cabin, which is 2.40 m long and 2.60 m wide, can accommodate 15 people[1] and the maximum load limit is 25 people or 1,675 kg.
The command panel reads as follows[1] :
- Niveau 0 : Ville-Haute ;
- Niveau -1 : Parking, Rue Saint-Esprit ;
- Niveau -4 : Parking ;
- Niveau G : Grund.
The elevator is accessible free of charge to pedestrians and cyclists, every day from 6.30am to 2am, and even until 4am on Friday and Saturday nights.[4]
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Lift to the Grund celebrates 30 years". luxtimes.lu. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2018..
- ^ a b Virginie Orlandi (30 March 2017). "Luxembourg-Ville: L'ascenseur du Grund fête ses 30 ans". Luxemburger Wort. Retrieved 21 September 2018..
- ^ (in Luxembourgish) "Lëtzebuerger Chronik 1986/87", dans: Lëtzebuerger Almanach '88, page 254
- ^ "Ascenseurs". vdl.lu. Retrieved 21 September 2018..