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Buildings serve several needs of society – primarily
as shelter from weather and as general living space, to provide privacy,
to store belongings and to comfortably live and work. This time GCC's 20
tallest towers are under construction.
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Mt. Hood "SkiWay" (Oregon, US)
The Ski-Lift Bus, a bus turned gondola, was used on Mt. Hood, Oregon
between Government Camp and Timberline Lodge. It is from 1956 and at the
time was the world's longest tram. It was built from old city buses and
used a cable system that was developed by timber loggers in Oregon that
ran from Government Camp to Timberline Lodge. The Tram opened on
February 3rd, 1951 but only lasted a few seasons as it turned into a
financial disaster. In 1961 the cable system and tramway was permanently
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Mount Hua's Cable Car (China)
Mount Hua is a sacred Taoist mountain located in Shaanxi Province,
China. It is one of the Five Great Mountains. The 1,997-meter-tall
mountain, true to its reputation as the "most precipitous mountain under
heaven", is a cluster of five peaks with breathtaking cliff faces and a
tough challenge to mountaineers. For many years most people have taken a
traditional but efficient walking-ascending and cable-car-descending
route for this mountain climbing. By taking this route, visitors can
experience not only its danger, but also the major meaningful scenic
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Skyway (Disneyland, US)
Most visitors to Disneyland before the mid-nineties will remember this
attraction, even if they never rode it. After all, an aerial gondola
ride that went through the Matterhorn was something that was pretty easy
to remember. The ride was built in 1956 and while plenty of similar
rides exist in parks around the country these days, at the time, it was
the first aerial ropeway in the U.S. In fact, the Skyway was actually
built before the Matterhorn, which had to be built around the
pre-existing gondola ride. While the ride was very popular in that it
allowed guests to view the entire park from above, it was closed in 1994
because the Matterhorn battery supports started to show stress cracks. |
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The Cabrio (Switzerland)
The thought of riding on a cable car which soars 1,900 metres up into
the Swiss Alps will strike fear into the hearts of those who are afraid
of heights. But at least being encased in glass can usually offer some
kind of comfort to terrified passengers and a semblance of safety. For
those riding on the world's first convertible cable car, however, even
that small crumb of security won't be available. Opened in Switzerland,
The Cabrio rises to a height of 1.2 miles above sea level as it climbs
the Stanserhorn mountain near the city of Lucerne. And carrying up to 60
passengers at any one time, the innovative cable car has room for up to
half of them to brave the bracing mountain air and stand on the top
deck. But even those riders with less of a taste for heights might not
find the inside much of a refuge, as the lower floor is encased entirely
in glass. Starting at Kalti, which is 711 metres above sea level, the
Cabrio transports passengers to the summit station 1850 meters up. |
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Kharkiv Lift (Ukraine)
The Kharkiv lift was put in operation in 1971. It runs from the Central
Park of Culture and Rest.Bitter (or Lesopark) to Paul's district field.
Immediately after its opening, the road was used not only as a stroller,
but also as a transportation system. According to the stories, students
were especially keen to use the cable car Kharkov. They traveled from
dormitories to Pauline Field to institutions located in the heart of the
city. Such a route to the center was not only an unusual and
fascinating, but also cheap. The length of the route between the two
landing stations "Gorpark" and "Paul's Field" is 1385m. Rising to a
height of 26 meters (this is the highest point of the Kharkov cable
car), the cable car offers wonderful views. It is held by 18 towers of
varying heights, going up and down from 8 to 26 meters, and it has 124
double passenger cabins.
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Emirates Air Line (London, England)
It's certainly one way to beat the predicted chaos of the capital's
public transport during the summer's Games. And at least if you do get
stuck, there are the dramatic views of London's skyline - not to mention
a glimpse of the Olympic stadium - to enjoy. The cable car across the
River Thames was officially launched by Boris Johnson in June 2012 with
just a month prior to the 2012 London Olympics. The London Mayor was the
first passenger on the £44million Emirates Air Line which offers
360-degree views of the city. The system is sponsored by Dubai-based
airline Emirates, which has contributed £36 million to the project in a
10-year deal.
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Merida, world's highest Cable Car (Venezuela)
The highest and longest teleférico in the world takes an hour to
ascend from a plateau in the Andes 10,250 feet (3,125 meters) to the top
of Pico Espejo. Stop off at four stations on the way if you wish, and at
the top admire Pico Bolívar.
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Bondinho (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Sugarloaf Mountain (in Portuguese, Pão de Açúcar), is a peak situated in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula
that sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean. Rising 396 metres (1,299 ft)
above the harbor, its name is said to refer to its resemblance to the
traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar. A glass-walled
cable car, capable of holding 65 passengers, runs along a 1400-metre
route between the peaks of Pão de Açúcar and Morro da Urca every 20
minutes. The original cable car line was built in 1912 and rebuilt
around 1972/1973 and in 2008. The cable car leaves a ground station
located at the base of the Babilônia hill, to the Urca hill and then to
the Pão de Açúcar. In the 1979 James Bond film, Moonraker, the
villainous henchman Jaws (played by Richard Kiel) attempts to kill 007
(Roger Moore) and the agent's ally, Dr. Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles), on
one of its cable cars. However, Bond and Goodhead escape and Jaws
collides with the building at the bottom of the cable car route,
demolishing the building but escaping unscathed.
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Patriata Chair Lifts (Pakistan)
Patriata is located in Murree Tehsil which is a subdivision of
Rawalpindi District. It is the highest point in the area and the hills
stand 6,790 feet (2070m) above sea level.The hill station is a tourist
location as the climate here is much cooler than further south. There is
a chair lift and cable car system for transportation to the highest
point. The area is heavily forested and there are many monkeys and
leopards in the area. This area is famous for its natural beauty &
especially for the cable car & chair lift service which pass over many
beautiful eye capturing spots.
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