Katarina Elevator

Katarinahissen (Swedish: hoist, lift access ) is a public, not currently in-service open-air elevator on Södermalm in Stockholm.

The old elevator

The old Katarinahissen was built according to plans by Knut Seve Lindmark between 1881 and 1883 to connect the Slussplan and the higher Mosebacken.

1909 was attached to the then lift Sweden's first moving neon sign. She made advertising for toothpaste Stomatol. The advertising consisting of 1,361 different colored 25 - watt incandescent is still in operation and is located at a house behind Katarinahissen.

Shortly after it was built over a million people were already using the elevator. The price was 5 Öre for the ride to the top, 3 Öre for the ride down. 1915, the steam drive was replaced by an electric motor. The height of the Katarinahissen is 38 meters.

The new elevator

1933, the original elevator was torn down, but was rebuilt on the same site today. It was completed in 1935 according to the plans of the architects Eskil Sundahl and Olof Thunström and has since become a popular tourist attraction in Stockholm.

Under the connecting bridge between the elevator and office building is a popular restaurant with the aptly named Gondolen ( Gondola ).

Decommissioning

In spring 2011, the owner and operator of the elevator said that the operation of the set-aside for a year elevator should not be resumed. The elevator and the construction is located in a poor state it. Also, since the space is to be rebuilt at Slussen, a possible resumption of the operation with a new elevator will not take place before 2016 or 2017.