![]() ![]() At the sound of a bell, a table would rise from the kitchen below into the dining room with an elaborate meal, including all of the necessary accoutrements.īy the mid-19th century, elevators powered by steam or water were available for sale, but the ropes they relied upon could be worn out or destroyed and were not, therefore, generally trusted for passenger travel. Similarly, a “flying table” in his retreat château de Choisy allowed the king and his private guests to dine without intrusion from the servants. In 1743, Louis XV had what was referred to as a “flying chair” built to allow one of his mistresses to access her quarters on the third floor of the Palace of Versailles. At various intervals, elevators powered by hundreds of men using winches and counterweights brought gladiators and large animals up through vertical shafts into the arena for battle. In ancient Rome, a subterranean complex of rooms, animal pens and tunnels stood beneath the Colosseum. that was operated by hoisting ropes wound around a drum and rotated by manpower applied to a capstan. According to the writings of Vitruvius, the Greek mathematician Archimedes created a primitive elevator in 236 B.C. Although elevators may seem like a modern invention, devices used to transport people or goods vertically have been around for thousands of years. ![]()
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