paternoster
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Such so-called paternoster elevators still survive in some German public buildings.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2023
The loop: down and back up There have been no new paternoster lifts installed since 1974, because of access problems and safety concerns.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2015
In 1876 the General Post Office in London got one, which is often referred to as the first in the world, although Ellis had installed a paternoster in Oriel Chambers, Liverpool, eight years before.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2015
Out out, one in There are an estimated 250 paternoster lifts still in use in Germany.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2015
He crossed himself involuntarily and muttered a paternoster.
From Fairy Tales from the German Forests by Margaret Arndt
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