Ascensor da Glória (Glória Funicular)

July 9, 2023 - Ascensor da Glória (Glória Funicular) Lisbon, Portugal

"Glória is the most popular of Lisbon's funiculars
The Glória Funicular (known locally as the Ascensor da Glória) was the second of its kind to operate in the heart of the Portuguese capital.

This time-honoured and very popular form of public transport connects downtown Lisbon’s main thoroughfare – the Avenida da Liberdade – with the cobbled, narrow-laned labyrinth of the ancient Bairro Alto district.

The most popular of all Lisbon’s ascensores, it hauls some three million passengers up and down one of the city’s steepest hills every year, offering visitors a thrilling ride in both directions.

The Glória Funicular started serving the city for the very first time on Saturday the 24th of October 1885, just eighteen months after the inauguration of Lisbon’s first funicular, the Ascensor do Lavra.

On the 1st of August 1914, it became the first of Lisbon’s three funiculars (the other one being the Ascensor da Bica near the Bairro Alto) to be powered by electricity in its twenty-ninth year of operation.

Originally it was powered by a system of counterbalances requiring 400 cubic-metres of water every day, which was supplied by the Amoreiras reservoir at a cost of 30 reis (the local currency at that time) per cubic-metre.

Later on, the Glória Funicular was powered by a steam engine, the boiler being installed in a building at Largo da Oliveirinha." Previous description: portugaltravelguide.com/funicular-lisbon/

Taken on: July 9, 2023

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