place

Ascensor da Bica

Buildings and structures in LisbonFunicular railways in PortugalMisericórdiaNational monuments in Lisbon DistrictTransport in Lisbon
Ascensor da Bica 01
Ascensor da Bica 01

The Bica Funicular (Portuguese: Ascensor da Bica), sometimes known as the Elevador da Bica (Bica Lift), is a funicular railway line in the civil parish of Misericórdia, in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. It connects the Rua de São Paulo with Calçada do Combro/Rua do Loreto, operated by Carris. The line conforms to the funicular principle, with two cars permanently attached to opposite ends of a haulage cable, which is looped over a pulley at the upper end of the track. Unusually, traction is provided by electric motors on the two cars, which are themselves powered through an overhead wire. The cable links the two cars together so that they ascend and descend simultaneously, each car acting as a counterweight for the other one.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Ascensor da Bica (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Ascensor da Bica
Calçada da Bica Pequena, Lisbon Misericórdia (Misericórdia)

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Ascensor da BicaContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 38.708611111111 ° E -9.1469444444444 °
placeShow on map

Address

Calçada da Bica Pequena

Calçada da Bica Pequena
1200-399 Lisbon, Misericórdia (Misericórdia)
Portugal
mapOpen on Google Maps

Ascensor da Bica 01
Ascensor da Bica 01
Share experience

Nearby Places

Bairro Alto
Bairro Alto

Bairro Alto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbajʁu ˈaɫtu]; literally: Upper District) is a central district of the city of Lisbon, the Portuguese capital. Unlike many of the civil parishes of Lisbon, this region can be commonly explained as a loose association of neighbourhoods, with no formal local political authority but social and historical significance to the urban community of Lisbon and of Portugal as a whole. The bairro or "neighbourhood" resulted from urban expansion in the 16th century, forming outside the walls of the historical city, and is characterized by an almost orthogonal tract (developing from two phases of distinct urbanization).It is a fundamental quarter of Lisbon, organized into a hierarchical scheme of roads and lanes: the roads, the structural axis, run perpendicular to the river; and the lanes, or secondary axis, cut parallel to the river. The matrix of allotments reflects the persistent use of the medieval layout; the division and multiplication of this module had its origin in the variations of the architectural typology. The space constructed is dominated by living spaces implanted in long narrow lots, three to four storeys in height, with asymmetric facades consisting of windows along the various storeys and staircases along the lateral flanks. Although less representative, the Pombaline-era buildings are common, essentially introducing modifications to the level of the façade's composition. Although there are many typological variations to the facade designs, certain elements are repeated, such as the corners, bay and sill windows, eaves and attics, securing a homogeneous urbanized front.