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A paternoster in Prague Paternoster elevator in The Hague, when it was still in operation. A paternoster (/ ˌ p eɪ t ər ˈ n ɒ s t ər /, / ˌ p ɑː-/, or / ˌ p æ-/) or paternoster lift is a passenger elevator which consists of a chain of open compartments (each usually designed for two people) that move slowly in a loop up and down inside a building without stopping.
Revolving restaurants are designed as a circular structure, with a platform that rotates around a core in the center. The center core contains the building's elevators, kitchens, or other features. The restaurant itself rests on a thin steel platform, with the platform sitting on top of a series of wheels connected to the floor of the structure.
Kobe Port Tower, Kobe (not currently rotating) Sumaura Revolving Observatory, Sumaurayama, Hyōgo (currently out of order) Tegarayama Rotating Observatory, Himeji (demolished in 2018) Chūgoku. Sakyu Palace, Tottori (closed around 1982) Kyoyama Solar Green Park, Okayama (the floor is currently not rotating)
The Falkirk Wheel A timelapse of the wheel rotation. This video covers a time period of 10 minutes A timelapse from inside a boat. The Falkirk Wheel (Scottish Gaelic: Cuibhle na h-Eaglaise Brice) is a rotating boat lift in Tamfourhill, Falkirk, in central Scotland, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal.
Diagram of a revolving door, viewed from above. Around the central shaft of the revolving door, there are usually three or four panels called wings or leaves.Large diameter revolving doors can accommodate pushchairs and wheeled luggage racks - such large capacity doors are sometimes H-shaped to split the circle into only two (hence larger) parts.
Buildings can appear to be twisted by design, where the twisting (torsion, helix, etc.) is structural rather than merely an ornamental detail.The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat defines a twisting building as one that progressively rotates its floor plates or its façade as it gains height. [1]
This is a list of inclined elevators, organised by place within country and region. An inclined elevator is distinguished from the similar funicular railway in that its cars operate independently whereas funiculars are composed of two vehicles that synchronously counterbalance one another.
The Dynamic Tower (also known as the rotating tower or the Da Vinci Tower) is a cancelled 420-metre (1,378 ft), 80-floor moving skyscraper, designed by architect David Fisher. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] Similar to the Suite Vollard completed in 2001 in Brazil, [ 6 ] each floor is designed to rotate independently, [ 3 ] resulting in a changing shape of the tower.