Filmed on 18.02.2020. This is on a Winter holiday trip to Reykjavík and Reykjavík Region, the capital region of Iceland, for 3 nights (+ 1 night at Keflavik Airport at the hotel Keflavik), between 16 - 20.February, 2020.
There are still lots of old elevators from the 1950s - 1970s over there (In total, I filmed 135 elevators in Iceland), and Iceland was the last independent Nordic country that I had yet to visit. It was very beautiful and I really enjoyed my time there. I hope to get back there hopefully in summertime for a visit to Akureyri and Reykjavik again (to visit Mosfellsbær, Garðabær and Seltstjarnanes).
Unfortunately, I couldn't find any OTIS with black buttons and automatic doors, and the only existing one at the time was one that was out of order (or closed permanently) in the city center. Not even in the suburbs did I come across one. Maybe there is one working left somewhere and hopefully in Akureyri, the fifth largest town in Iceland and the capital of Northern Iceland that has a well-known university.
This is the elevator at the Room with a view Apartments (Luxury Apartments), located in the fashionable 101 district in Reykjavík city center. The building was presumably constructed in 1963 like the elevator itself, and it is still original and amazing. Please enjoy!
Location: Room With a View Apartments (Luxury Apartments), Laugavegur 18, 101 District, Reykjavík, Iceland
Brand: Hävemeier & Sander (From Hannover, Germany); (Braedurnir Ormsson H.F. Reykjavík)
Type: Traction
Year installed: 1963
Floors served: 5 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Capacity: 4 persons or 320 kg
Serial: 10940
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