Which towers for testing elevators do you know?

I only know from Express Lift Tower in Northhampton, UK

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/UK_Northampton_Express_Lift_Tower_2005_10_22.jpg
Express Lift Tower, Northhampton, UK ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Express_Lift_Tower )

Interesting. Never thought about that.

Looks like a chimney stack with windows. Never knew they existed to be honest. Looks kinda ugly though don't it.

They need to hire a decorator from France to fix this thing.

They need to hire a decorator from France to fix this thing. :hahaha:
It is a bit unsightly, isn't it?

Does anyone know if this is open to the public? It's probably one of the tallest structures around - I bet the views from the top are amazing.

Kent

its the 17 tallest completed structure in the UK
tallest UK structures in order are in Hudersfield, then London, Manchester, Birmingham, Blackpool and then rather unexpectedly Northampton!

This one is under construction in Malaga, Spain, it's only 55 metres tall, for the company GE-XXI
http://img427.imageshack.us/img427/3848/torrepruebasascensores5gx.jpg

never really knew these existed.. but the one above doesnt seem as ugly as the one in the first pic

Electra Vitoria testing tower:

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7135/jundiz027iq9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The tallest building on my city :(

18 stages, 60m 6 testing lifts and 1 panoramic lift. Of the 6 lifts:

2 electric lifts with a speed of 3.5 to 5m/s
2 electric lifts with a speed 1.6m/s
2 hidraulic lifts without machine room.

That's cool. I never thought about them, but I guess they have to exist...

This one is under construction in Malaga, Spain, it's only 55 metres tall, for the company GE-XXI
http://img427.imageshack.us/img427/3848/torrepruebasascensores5gx.jpg

really doesn't look like a test-object :)

This is another tower of the company GE-XXI, I don't know where it is.
http://80.32.24.78/portal/Portals/0/imagenes/empresa/edificio-gexxi.jpg

2 OTIS testing towers of 40m in Gien, France.
http://www.otis.com/images/display/0,1393,632,00.jpg

Very interesting. Except for the first one, the rest looks ok.

Isn't the concrete in the Express Lift Tower in Northampton supposidly crumbling or starting to crack? I think I may of read it on ssc somewhere.
If they were going to use a tower in the UK apart from the one above maybe they should use the Emley Moor Tower in Huddersfield as it's huge and not open to the public. Just leave one shaft for the tower's employees.

never thought about that... neat..