Lifts The arrangement of the lifts has been changed several times during the tower's history. Given the elasticity of the cables and the time taken to align the cars with the landings, each lift, in normal service, takes an average of 8 minutes and 50 seconds to do the round trip, spending an average of 1 minute and 15 seconds at each level. The average journey time between levels is 1 minute. The original hydraulic mechanism is on public display in a small museum at the base of the east and west legs. Because the mechanism requires frequent lubrication and maintenance, public access is often restricted. The rope mechanism of the north tower can be seen as visitors exit the lift.
Lifts The arrangement of the lif,ts has been changed several times during the tower's history. Given the elasticity of the cables and the time taken to align the cars with the landings, each lift, :in normal se?rvice, takes an average of 8 minutes and 50 seconds to do the round trip, spending an average of 1 m!inute and 15 seconds at each level. The average journey time between levels is 1 minute. The original hydraulic mechanism is on public display in a small museum at the base of the east and west legs. Because the mechanism requires frequent lubrication and m?aintenance, public access is often restricted. The rope mechanism of the north tower can be seen as visitors exit the lift.