The only operating paternoster in Serbia – in the HQ of Serbian Railways in Belgrade, installed in 1930

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  1. The lift was made by “Stefan Sowitsch” in Vienna in 1929, and installed in Belgrade in 1930.

    Nowadays it isn’t running daily, but they turn it on for special occasions, open doors events and guests.

    It is perhaps the only working paternoster in the whole of Balkans.

  2. I still remember these being used in some (often official) buildings.

    Scary to hop on, scary to hop off. Who in their right mind ever thought this was a good concept?^* No wonder they were nicknamed “Lord’s Prayer”^(**).

    ^(* they’re fast, no waiting times. Clearly a plus.)

    ^(** that’s not exactly where the name comes from but I stubbornly cling to it: you better say a prayer before you hop on.)

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