Would you dare take on Europe's highest outdoor lift that reaches 1,132 metres up in the air?

<em>The Hammetschwand Lift is the tallest in Europe (Caters)</em>
The Hammetschwand Lift is the tallest in Europe (Caters)

Getting stuck in a lift is never a pleasurable experience – especially not when it’s the tallest one in Europe.

The Hammetschwand Lift in Ennetbürgen, Switzerland was built between 1903 and 1905 gives daring tourists breathtaking views of the Alps, some 1,132 metres up in the air.

The elevator is the quickest way up to the highest vantage point around Lucerne and is also thought to be the fastest lift in the world – making the 152-metre vertical run in less than a minute.

<em>The lift stands at 1,132 metres in the air (Caters)</em>
The lift stands at 1,132 metres in the air (Caters)
<em>The elevator was built between 1903 and 1905 (Caters)</em>
The elevator was built between 1903 and 1905 (Caters)

Back in 1905 the transport system was produced by Wüest & Co. AG, Zuricha and cost around 500,000 Swiss francs to build.

With a speed of one metre per second, the Hammetschwand lift was the fastest lift in Europe at the time.

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It transported up to eight people to the rock nose of the Hammetschwand-Alp within three minutes.

Today’s owner, Hammetschwand Lift AG, modernised the elevator between 1990 and 1992, making it wheelchair-accessible and even faster.

<em>The lift travels at a speed of one metre per second (Caters)</em>
The lift travels at a speed of one metre per second (Caters)
<em>Tourists are treated to an incredible view of the Alps from the top (Caters)</em>
Tourists are treated to an incredible view of the Alps from the top (Caters)

The cabin, which is glazed on three sides, offers a wonderful panorama view and accommodates 12 people.

The Hammetschwand lift now transports more than 40,000 passengers a year.