The paternoster is a fascinating type of passenger elevator that operates on a continuous loop, with a chain of open compartments constantly moving up one shaft and down another without ever stopping. There are no doors, buttons, or stopping mechanisms, requiring passengers to simply step into or out of a moving compartment at their desired floor. Credit: Lasam Urme | History In Pictures

The Paternoster elevator doesn’t have buttons, doors, or even a stop function. It runs on a continuous loop of open compartments that you enter and exit while it’s moving. Designed in the late 1800s, it was once seen as the future of vertical transport. Today, only a few remain in operation—standing as moving monuments to engineering history. #liftdoc 🎥 @lohmannfelix #Elevator #BlueCollar #FYP #ElevatorMechanicLife #ElevatorTechnician #Lift #Elevators #ElevatorMechanic #Otis #Kone #TKElevator #