Ascensor da Glória
The Glória Funicular (Portuguese: Ascensor da Glória), sometimes known as the Elevador da Glória (Glória Lift), is a funicular railway line in the civil parish of Santo António, in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. It connects the Pombaline downtown (at the Restauradores Square) with the Bairro Alto (Garden/ Overlook of São Pedro de Alcântara), operated by Carris.
| Glória Funicular | |
|---|---|
Ascensor da Glória | |
The tram car descending to the lower station | |
| General information | |
| Type | Funicular |
| Location | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Coordinates | 38°42′58″N 9°8′34″W |
| Owner | Portuguese Republic |
| Management | Carris |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Steel |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard |
| Website | |
| www | |
Portuguese National Monument | |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | National Monument |
| Designated | 19 February 2002 |
| Reference no. | IPA.00003986 |
The line conforms to the funicular principle, with two cars permanently attached to opposite ends of a haulage cable, which is looped over a pulley at the upper end of the track. Unusually, traction is provided by electric motors on the two cars, which are themselves powered through an overhead wire. The cable links the two cars together so that they ascend and descend simultaneously, each car acting as a counterweight for the other one.