The Katarina Elevator or Katarina Lift ( sv, Katarinahissen) is a passenger

elevator An elevator or lift is a wire rope, cable-assisted, hydraulic cylinder-assisted, or roller-track assisted machine that vertically transports people or freight between floors, levels, or deck (building), decks of a building, watercraft, ...

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

that connects Slussen (the

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/lock area) to the heights of

Södermalm Södermalm, often shortened to just Söder, is a district and island in central Stockholm. Overview The district covers the large island of the same name (formerly called ''Åsön''). Although Södermalm usually is considered an island, wat ...

. The lift was a shortcut between Katarinavägen, Slussen and

Mosebacke torg Mosebacke (''Mosebacke torg'') is a square and park situated on Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden. History The park's first plantings took place during 1852–1853. The square and the surrounding neighborhood of Mosebacke were created after the ...

. The original lift was constructed in 1881, but the current structure dates from the rebuilding of the Slussen transport interchange in 1936. The lift has been closed since 2010 due to lack of security in the construction. The lift will remain closed at least until

Projekt Slussen Projekt is a Portland, Oregon-based independent record label started by Sam Rosenthal in 1983. Projekt releases music in the styles of darkwave, ambient, shoegaze, gothic rock, ethereal, dream-pop, and dark cabaret. Projekt artists inclu ...

is completed in 2025.

The old lift

1881 Events January–March * January 1– 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev defeat the Turkomans. * January 13 – War of the Pacific – Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos: The C ...

the engineer Knut Lindmark, was permitted to build a lift and a bridge between Stadsgården and Mosebacke Torg ( sv, Mosebacke square), to make it easier for people to move between the different heights of Södermalm. The lift was opened March the 19th 1883. During the first month approximately 1,500 passengers rode the lift daily. The price was 5 öre for going up and 3 öre for going down on the lift at that time. The lift and bridge was constructed by the Belgian firm Lecoq & Comp, using a mechanism sourced from the American firm Weeks & Halsey. The original steam engine was replaced in 1915 with an electric engine. The elevator is shown in a scene from the movie '' The Prize'' starring Paul Newman.

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File:Katarinahissen_1896.jpg, 1896 File:Paul Burman Estonian Kunst.jpg, Painting by

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, 1919. File:Slussen1935.jpg, 1935 File:Katarinahissen from Katarinavägen 2005-08-09.JPG, 2005 File:Gamla Stan from Katarinahissen.jpg, Gamla Stan from Katarinahissen 2010

The old lift

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