Eiffel’s Apprentice’s Elevator

Designed by Raul Mesnier de Ponsard, apprentice to that other engineer Gustave Eiffel, the Santa Justa Elevator located in the heart of downtown Lisbon continues the fine tradition of moving lazy or delayed commuters from point A to point B. It’s rather slow, and the persistent line of tourists means that you wait for a good 20-30 minutes for the privilege of  overpaying to use what is actually part of the regular Lisbon public transit system.  So much for helping the delayed commuter…