It is located in the parish of Tenões, district of Braga, northern Portugal.
The funicular, better known as Elevador do Bom Jesus, is located in the parish of Tenões, in the city, municipality and district of Braga, in northern Portugal. It is located close to the Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora do Sameiro.
The funicular better known as Elevador do Bom Jesus is a project designed by Swiss engineer Niklaus Riggenbach and was inaugurated in 1882.
The work began in March 1880, with the technical collaboration of the Portuguese engineer of French descent Raul Mesnier du Ponsard, who supervised the work on site.
On March 25, 1882, this funicular was classified as a Property of Public Interest and functions as an icon of Portuguese engineering from the 19th century.
The funicular is powered by water, by counterweight with two cabins, both with water tanks and connected by a cable. When a cabin is at the top, the tank in that cabin is filled with water (the volume of which depends on the number of passengers), while the tank in the cabin at the bottom is emptied.
This action makes the upper cabin heavier and, when the driver releases the brakes, the difference in weight causes the lower cabin to rise.
It is the first funicular built on the Iberian peninsula and is currently the oldest in operation in the world.
The funicular better known as Elevador do Bom Jesus is a project designed by Swiss engineer Niklaus Riggenbach and was inaugurated in 1882.
The work began in March 1880, with the technical collaboration of the Portuguese engineer of French descent Raul Mesnier du Ponsard, who supervised the work on site.
On March 25, 1882, this funicular was classified as a Property of Public Interest and functions as an icon of Portuguese engineering from the 19th century.
The funicular is powered by water, by counterweight with two cabins, both with water tanks and connected by a cable. When a cabin is at the top, the tank in that cabin is filled with water (the volume of which depends on the number of passengers), while the tank in the cabin at the bottom is emptied.
This action makes the upper cabin heavier and, when the driver releases the brakes, the difference in weight causes the lower cabin to rise.
It is the first funicular built on the Iberian peninsula and is currently the oldest in operation in the world.
