On my bus trip from Bad Schandau to the Saxon Switzerland National Park, I took this snapshot of the Bad Schandau Elevator (1904). This truss tower overcomes a difference in height of 47.76 m.
Bad Schandau Elevator in Saxony
The elevator connects the centre of Bad Schandau with its Ostrau district. The architecture looks similar to the Hammetschwand Elevator in Switzerland. Cineasts may know this Art Nouveau tower from scenes in the film “The Grand Budapest Hotel”.
Sources / More info
- Link Description of the Bad Schandau Elevator on Wikipedia [ENG]