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Asian Skyscrapers Dominate A New List Of The World's Fastest Elevators

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The first commercial passenger elevator was installed by the Otis Elevator Company in 1857 in New York City. It climbed at a then-staggering rate of 40 feet per minute.

Today, an Otis elevator in the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai soars up at a speed of 22 mph. And it didn't even top a new ranking of the fastest elevators in the world from Emporis, a database of construction projects.

The list is dominated by elevators located in Asia, including China, Taiwan, and Japan.

#5 Jin Mao Tower — Shanghai, China

Speed: 1,791 feet/min, 20 mph

Height: 1,381 feet

Time From Ground To Roof*: 46 seconds

Elevator Supplier: Mitsubishi

Fun Fact: The Jin Mao Tower has a total of 130 operating elevators, which includes the two express elevators in the basement.

Source: Emporis

*If traveling at full velocity



#4 John Hancock Center — Chicago, USA

Speed: 1,801 feet/min, 20.5 mph

Height: 1,129 feet

Time From Ground To Roof*: 38 seconds

Elevator Supplier: Otis

Fun Fact: Instead of taking the elevator, visitors can also take the stairway from the main lobby to
the "Observatory." It has a total of 1,632 steps.

Source: Emporis

*If traveling at full velocity



#3 (tie) China World Trade Center Tower III — Beijing, China

Speed: 1,968.5 feet/min, 22 mph

Height: 1,083 feet

Time From Ground To Roof*: 33 seconds

Elevator Supplier: Schindler

Fun Fact: These elevators reach their full velocity of 22 mph in eleven seconds.

Source: Emporis

*If traveling at full velocity



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