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Why visit Hammetschwand Elevator
The Hammetschwand Elevator, near Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, is the highest and fastest outdoor elevator in Europe. It connects a lower station built inside Bürgenstock, a mountain beside Lake Lucerne, with an upper station at Hammetschwand, the peak of the mountain, traveling a distance of 153 m (502 ft).
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Switzerland, Switzerland
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The Hammetschwand Elevator, near Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, is the highest and fastest outdoor elevator in Europe. It connects a lower station built inside Bürgenstock, a mountain beside Lake Lucerne, with an upper station at Hammetschwand, the peak of the mountain, traveling a distance of 153 m (502 ft).
“The Hammetschwand Elevator, near Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, is the highest and fastest outdoor elevator in Europe. It connects a lower station built inside Bürgenstock, a mountain beside Lake Lucerne, with an upper station at Hammetschwand, the peak of the mountain, traveling a distance of 153 m (502 ft).”
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