Did you know that…the Louvre elevator is like a balcony?

At the entrance to the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum in Paris, there is a curious cylindrical elevator, inspired by the elevator in the Apple store in New York. In both cases, they are very interesting hydraulic elevators . In the particular case of the Louvre, we are talking about a cylinder, open at the top (as if it were a balcony) that slides down the middle of a spiral staircase.

By pressing the button, the elevator rises to the first level, and once the circular elevator reaches its destination, a walkway appears for passengers to disembark.

It is a curious device that allows disabled people, the elderly and children to easily access the museum grounds. The interesting thing is that the occupants travel as if they were on a balcony so that they can observe the surroundings.