The World’s Largest Elevator

This is the world’s largest elevator. It can lift a ship 40 stories high in just 10 minutes.

This is the world's largest elevator. It can lift a ship 40 stories high in just 10 minutes #tictocnews pic.twitter.com/cU4akyAqMl

— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) August 9, 2018

This ship lift is the world’s largest elevator for boats https://t.co/iTup4LlnJe pic.twitter.com/pnrgQ6HYQ4

— Inkstone (@InkstoneNews) August 3, 2018

The world's largest ship elevator: Ships will descend 66.9 meters from the upstream of the Yangtze River to the river surface. #YangtzeEconomy pic.twitter.com/jtLwfvg5Ze

— China Daily (@ChinaDailyUSA) August 1, 2018

If you are really interested in how the elevator was built and works there is a nearly 70 minute long documentary about it below:

Live: How does the world's largest permanent ship elevator work at the #ThreeGorgesDam https://t.co/uLXPEtxO4z

— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) July 31, 2018