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This article is about the lift. For other meanings see Pater Noster (disambiguation).
A paternoster at the University of Vienna, NIG (Neues Institutsgebäude), late 1950s, out of service since July 2007
A paternoster at the University of Vienna, NIG (Neues Institutsgebäude), late 1950s, out of service since July 2007

A paternoster or paternoster lift is a passenger elevator which consists of a chain of open compartments (each usually designed for two persons) that move slowly in a loop up and down inside a building without stopping. The University of Vienna (Universität Wien is a Public university located in Vienna, Austria. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive An elevator or lift is a Transport device used to move people or goods vertically from one floor to another Passengers can step on or off at any floor they like.

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History

First built in 1884 by Londoner J. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year E. Hall as the Cyclic Elevator, the name paternoster ("Our Father", the first two words of the Lord's Prayer in Latin) was originally applied to the device because the elevator is in the form of a loop and is thus similar to rosary beads used as an aid in reciting the Lord's prayer. The Lord's Prayer, also known as the Our Father or Pater noster, is probably the best-known Prayer in Christianity. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Prayer beads are traditionally used to keep count of the repetitions of Prayers chants or devotions by adherents of Religion.

Paternosters were popular throughout the first half of the 20th century as they could carry more passengers than ordinary elevators. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on They were more common in continental Europe, especially in public buildings, than in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located However, a number of United Kingdom, multi-storey, university buildings were built in the early 1960s with paternoster lifts: they included buildings at Aston University; Birmingham University's Gisbert Kapp building, Muirhead Tower, and University Library (working until the early nineties?, but now gone (05)); Leicester University's Attenborough Building; Leeds University's Roger Stevens building, now closed, Salford University's tower block, now demolished; Sheffield University's Arts Tower, De Montfort University's Fletcher Building (now replaced with high speed lifts,) Oxford University's Psychology/Zoology building and Newcastle University. Aston University is a "plate glass" Campus university situated on a 40- Acre (0 The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a British red brick University located in the city of Birmingham The University of Leicester is a research led university based in Leicester, England, with approximately 19000 registered students - about 12000 of them full-time The Attenborough Building is the tallest building on the campus of the University of Leicester, and houses Arts and Humanities departments. The University of Leeds is a major teaching and research University in Leeds, West Yorkshire; one of the largest in the United Kingdom with The University of Salford is a Plate glass university based in Salford Greater Manchester, England, with approximately 20000 registered students The University of Sheffield is a research University, located in Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. The Arts Tower is a building in Sheffield, England belonging to the University of Sheffield. De Montfort University ( DMU) is a British university situated in Leicester, England. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the Newcastle University is a leading research intensive University located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England.

Today, in many countries the construction of new paternosters is no longer allowed because of the high danger of accidents (people tripping or falling over when trying to enter or alight). Also, an increased sensitivity to the needs of the disabled, e. g. , wheelchair users, has led to the paternoster's gradual demise. A wheelchair is a wheeled Mobility device in which the user sits

In April 2006, Hitachi announced plans for a modern paternoster-style elevator with computer-controlled cars and normal elevator doors to alleviate safety concerns. () is a Multinational corporation specializing in high-technology and services headquartered in Marunouchi Itchome Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. [1][2] [3]

Surviving paternosters

A paternoster in former East Berlin, still in use
A paternoster in former East Berlin, still in use
A view from inside the above paternoster, showing the gap between floors
A view from inside the above paternoster, showing the gap between floors

Numerous working paternosters are known to survive in Europe:

Austria

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Finland

Germany

Hungary

Netherlands

Poland

Slovakia

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Paternoster at the Albert Sloman library at the University of Essex
Paternoster at the Albert Sloman library at the University of Essex

Cultural references

It is distressing to reflect that we hurry like little hunted dots along the line that is our life and finally disappear down some unforeseen hole. Robert Musil born Robert Edler von Musil ( November 6, 1880, Klagenfurt, Austria &ndash And that, in front of us and behind, at intervals that nothing can reduce, other similar dots go racing along, which have some kind of temporary link with us, like the next links in the chain of a paternoster lift that goes racing on round.

References

  1. ^ Staedter, Tracy (June 2006), “Lifts in Loops”, Fast Company (no. Fast Company is a full-color not-quite-monthly (10 issues per year business magazine that reports on innovation digital media technology Change management 106): 35, <http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/106/next-artifact.html> 
  2. ^ http://www.hqrd.hitachi.co.jp/global/news_pdf_e/merl060301nrde_elevator.pdf
  3. ^ http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja &u=http://www.hitachi.co.jp/New/cnews/month/2006/03/0301.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=3&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522multi-car%2522%2Belevator%2Bsite:hitachi.co.jp%26hl%3Den
  4. ^ PatList

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Dictionary

paternoster

-noun

  1. The Lord's prayer, especially in a Roman Catholic context.
  2. (archaic) A rosary; a string of beads used in counting the prayers said.
  3. A slow, continuously moving lift or elevator consisting of a loop of open fronted cabins running the height of a building. The moving compartment is entered at one level and left when the desired level is reached. Found in some university libraries.
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