Magenta-Crocco elevator, Public elevator in Castelletto district, Genoa, Italy.
The Magenta-Crocco elevator links Corso Magenta with Via Antonio Crocco by bridging a vertical distance of about 49 meters (160 feet). Two passenger cars operate in this system, each designed to carry around 30 people at a time.
Construction of this lift began in 1929 by Officine Meccaniche Stigler and opened to the public in 1933 when the city took ownership. This marked an important step in Genoa's strategy to improve vertical connections across the city's hills.
This vertical lift is part of Genoa's long tradition of building cable cars and elevators to connect neighborhoods across the city's steep terrain. The solution shows how locals adapted to living on hillsides by creating these practical pathways.
The ride upward takes about 40 seconds and you can access it through a pedestrian tunnel from Corso Magenta. It operates as a working transport system used daily by people moving between the two levels of the neighborhood.
A connecting passage leads to a private elevator that reaches the Antica Farmacia Sant'Anna, housed in a historic convent building. This hidden link reveals how the city's infrastructure weaves together public and private heritage sites.
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