Valparaíso funiculars
Cable railways in Valparaiso, Chile
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There are 16 extant historical elevators (Spanish: ascensores) in the city of Valparaíso in Chile. Technically most of these elevators are bona fide funiculars. Only one of them, the Ascensor Polanco, is a true vertical elevator. They were mainly constructed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[1]
Description
Valparaíso in Chile, due to the number of hills above the so-called plan has had up to 30 ascensores.[2][3] Only 16 of them remained extant today and they are declared National Monuments of Chile.[4]
These extant ascensores are a part of the Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso site which since 2003 is included into the UNESCO's World Heritage List.[5]
Below is a list of known elevators (funiculars and the lift) in Valparaiso.[6][full citation needed]
| Number from west[7] | Name | Hill name | Date opened | Date closed | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Arrayán | Cerro Santo Domingo | 1905 | 1964 | |
| 02 | Artillería | Cerro Artillería | 1893 | Operating | |
| 25 | Barón | Cerro Barón | 1906 | Operating | |
| 13 | Bellavista | Cerro Bellavista | 1897 | 1955 | |
| 09 | Concepción[8] | Cerro Concepción | 1883 | Operating | |
| 06 | Cordillera | Cerro Cordillera | 1887 | Under renovation | |
| 21 | El Hogar | 1912 | 1955 | ||
| 08 | El Peral | Cerro Alegre | 1902 | Operating | |
| 10 | Esmeralda | Cerro Concepción | 1905 | 1962 | |
| 14 | Espíritu Santo | 1911 | Operating | ||
| 15 | Florida | 1906 | Under renovation | ||
| 00 | Hospital Carlos van Buren | 1929 | Under renovation | ||
| 18 | La Cruz | Cerro La Cruz | 1908 | 1992 | |
| 23 | Larraín | Cerro Rodríguez | 1906 | Under renovation | |
| 17 | Monjas | 1912 | Under renovation (since 2009) | ||
| 24 | Lecheros | 1906 | 2007 | ||
| 16 | Mariposas | Cerro Mariposas | 1904 | Under renovation (since 2009) | |
| 12 | Panteón | 1900 | 1952 | ||
| 05 | Perdices | Cerro Arrayán | 1932 | 1962 | |
| 26 | Placeres | Cerro Placeres | 1913 | 1971 | |
| 19 | Polanco | Cerro Polanco | 1913-1916 | Operating | |
| 20 | Ramaditas | 1914 | 1955 | ||
| 11 | Reina Victoria | Cerro Alegre | 1902 | Operating | |
| 07 | San Agustin | Cerro Cordillera | 1913 | Operating | |
| 04 | Santo Domingo | Cerro Santo Domingo | 1910 | 1965 | |
| 01 | Villaseca | Cerro Artillería | 1907 | Under renovation (since 2006) | |
| 00 | Villanelo (Viña del Mar) | 1983 | Operating | ||
| External images | |
|---|---|
| The funiculars of Valparaíso on Google Street View | |
 Villaseca | |
| Artillería | |
| Cordillera | |
| San Agustin | |
| El Peral | |
| Concepción | |
| Reina Victoria | |
| Espíritu Santo | |
| Florida | |
| Mariposas | |
| Monjas | |
| Hospital Carlos van Buren | |
| Larrain | |
| Lecheros | |
| Barón | |
| Villanelo | |
| For Google Street View images of the Polanco elevator see its own article. |
Further reading
- Barca, Juan Torre (2009). El libro de los Ascensores de Valparaiso. Chile: Cerro Concepcion Editorial Valparaiso.
