
Asansör (
Turkish for "
elevator
An elevator (American English) or lift (Commonwealth English) is a machine that vertically transports people or freight between levels. They are typically powered by electric motors that drive traction cables and counterweight systems suc ...
", derived from the French word ''ascenseur'') is a historical building in
İzmir
İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...
's
KarataÅŸ
KarataÅŸ (Turkish language, Turkish for ''black stone'') is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Adana Province, Turkey. Its area is 862 km2, and its population is 23,499 (2022). The town itself has 10,293 inhabitants. It is o ...
quarter, within the boundaries of the metropolitan district of
Konak. It was built in 1907 as a work of public service by a wealthy
Jewish
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banker and trader of that period, Nesim Levi Bayraklıoğlu, in order to ease passage from the narrow coastline of Karataş to the hillside, the elevator within the building serving to carry people and goods through the steep cliff between the two parts of the quarter.
In time, the small street that led to the building also came to be known under the same name, Asansör Street (''Asansör Sokağı''). In the 1940s, one of the residents of the street was the singer
DarÃo Moreno
David Arugete (; 3 April 1921 – 1 December 1968), commonly known under his stage name DarÃo Moreno, was a Turkish-Jewish polyglot singer, an accomplished composer, lyricist, and guitarist. He attained fame and made a remarkable career centr ...
, who was to attain fame later.
It was recently restored and since then, became one of the landmarks of İzmir. The street was renamed DarÃo Moreno Street in memory of the singer.
Asansor View from Dario Moreno Street Izmir Turkey.jpeg, View of Asansör from DarÃo Moreno Street
Asansor From Ground Level Izmir Turkey.jpg, Looking up at the Asansör tower
Asansör (yandan).jpg, Asansör side view
TR Izmir asv2020-02 img55 Asansör.jpg, Entrance hall
TR Izmir asv2020-02 img52 Asansör.jpg, View from the top of the Asansör in İzmir
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References
* Özkan, Timur
''Asansör, İzmir.''Fotogezgin.com, 2008.
External links
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Tourist attractions in İzmir
Buildings and structures in İzmir
Individual elevators
Buildings and structures completed in 1907
Jews and Judaism in İzmir