About the History of Elevators

In the early 17th century, the French architect Velayer added a counterweight to this primitive system, making it more stable and solving the balance problem of the system. In those times, the system called the flying chair consisted of a pulley and a windlass system; a seat placed between two uprights. Since this system was expensive and reliant on manpower in those years, only the rich used it.

In Turkey, an event that took place in Karataş, Izmir introduced the people of Izmir to the elevator. The height between Halil Rıfat Paşa Street, where the Jewish Devidas family lives, and Mithatpaşa Street, the Muslim coastal neighborhood where his close friend Nesim Levi Bayraklıoğlu lives, is 58 meters. When the head of the Devidas family falls and breaks his leg, it becomes difficult for him to communicate with his close friend. The construction of the elevator was started to facilitate transportation. The stone foundation and the brick pavement of the elevator covered with bricks were specially brought from Marseille.

The cast iron railings, motifs and ornaments of the elevator terrace and balcony, which currently serve tourism in Izmir, have a special beauty.

As technology has developed today, the functionality of the elevators we use has increased as well as their aesthetic appearance. It offers many conveniences such as speed, economic savings, and the transportation of heavy items as well as people.

The number of buildings has increased as a result of the increasing crowds in our country due to migration. Buildings are no longer three-story buildings, but multi-story apartments and residences. There are skyscrapers where hundreds of people work. Elevators are the greatest need in these formations in big cities. Elevators are now considered the most valuable fixtures of buildings, both because of the visuality they provide and the benefits they provide.

Time is the most valuable concept for today's people. Sometimes, in buildings where we rush to get to work, conferences and meetings, the elevator becomes our savior. A faulty elevator makes us lose minutes. In places where it is impossible to go up to very high floors by stairs, you can even miss your meetings.

In customer organizations, if there is a problem with the elevator of the hotel they stay in, both the organization will be negatively affected and customer dissatisfaction will cause complaints. From the flying chair system to the present day, elevators are the most important tools used not only by the rich as in the past, but also by people from all walks of life in new constructions.