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Massimo

@Rainmaker1973

Oct 14, 2024 • 8 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X

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Vintage elevators, a thread

1. XIX century steam-powered elevator in the house of Guard Captain S. Muyaki, St. Petersburg, Russia.

2. Elevator in Vienna, designed by Otto Wagner in 1898.

3. The stunning elevator in Casa Sayrach, Barcelona

4. Art Nouveau elevator, K+K Hotel Central in the Old Town Prague.

5. Casa Antoni Segarra, Barcelona

6. Elevator in the Pera Palace Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey

7. Vintage elevator, St Petersburg

8. Art deco elevator in the old Union Carbide building which is now the Hard Rock Hotel Chicago.

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