The world's first commercial elevator was inaugurated in New York on March 23, 1857. This steam-powered elevator traveled at a speed of 40 feet per minute and had a ...read more In today's skyscraper, ...

The history of the elevator, if you define it as a platform that can move people and objects up and down, is actually a rather long one. Rudimentary elevators are known to have been in use in ancient ...

You probably don't think twice when stepping into an elevator. It's just there, ready to whisk you up to your hotel room on ...

On the 23rd of March, 1857, the first successful passenger elevator carried customers up to the fifth floor of the Haughwout Building in New York City. It was not actually the first elevator, but it ...

HELSINKI, Finland, Nov. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- KONE, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, today introduces the world's first digital elevator series. With built-in connectivity as ...