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One of the most photographed sights in Lisbon is the Santa Justa Lift, connecting Baixa to the Bairro Alto. Built at the turn of the 20th century, this eye-catching Gothic elevator is still in use, although it?s currently more for tourists than for locals.
The Santa Justa Lift was reportedly designed by an apprentice of Gustave Eiffel. Actually, despite how widespread the story has become, there?s no record of Raoul Mesnier de Ponsard, the Portuguese engineer who designed the elevator, ever having worked with Eiffel.