There is in Lisbon a very special lift (elevator, for you bloody yanks). This is the Santa Justo lift, designed by Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard, a student of Gustav Eiffel.
The lift is in the historic Santa Justo district, and the views at the top are great:
Approaching the Santa Justo district will take you past some pretty awesome sights, such as the façade of the old Eden Teatro, a cinema that opened back in 1931. The façade remains, but behind it now the Orion Eden Hotel:
To the left of the Eden Teatro is the Hotel Avenida Palace, built in 1892:
And standing in front of both is the Monument to the Restorers, situated in the Praça dos Restauradores (Square of the Restorers):
One final Lisbon street scene for today: