Ascensors Artilleria by junge1

Photography • Historical • posted on Oct 23, 2016

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Ascensors are funicular elevators that were built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Valparaiso, Chile to allow the wealthy, which made their money in Downtown Valparaiso, located on a narrow coastal strip, to go to their villas, located on the hillsides above downtown. At one time there were 26 working ascensors in the city, only a few are still in operation. This picture shows the Ascensor Artilleria, so named after the hill it is operating on. The ascensor was inaugurated on 29 December 1892, but didn't start operation until 22 January 1893. Because of the success of this ascensor, a second one was built and began operation on 14 February 1908. It is this second one that is still in operation. This picture was taken on 5 January 2004, Sig...