The cable car at Basilique du Sacré Coeur. Montmartre. Paris
Funicular to Montmartres Basilique du Sacré Coeur Paris France The Montmartre funicular an automatic two cabin railway that allows passengers to ride directly from the base of the Montmartre butte to the top was first set in operation in 1891 The original funicular was water powered using a system of cisterns of five cubic metres each that were filled or emptied in order to move the cars In 1935 the system was powered by electricity There are 2 cars each taking 60 passengers per run or 2000 per hours in both directions The cars are built by Akros After a minor incident during a test the funicular was closed doqn in December 2006 and reopened July 2007 In the background the dome of the Basilique du Sacré C ur
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Location: Basilique du Sacré Coeur, Montmartre, Paris, France
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