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An Elevator test tower is a structure usually 100 to 140 meters tall that is designed to evaluate the stress and fatigue limits of specific elevator
Elevator

An elevator or lift is a vertical transport vehicle that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building. They are generally powered by electric motors that either drive traction cables and counterweight systems, or pump hydraulic fluid to raise a cylindrical piston....
 cars in a controlled environment. Tests are also carried out in the test tower to insure reliability and safety in current elevator designs and address any failures that may arise. Examples of an elevator test tower are the Express Lift Tower
Express Lift Tower

The Express Lift Tower is a former elevator test tower built by the Express Lift Company off the Weedon Road in Northampton, England. The structure was commissioned in 1978 with construction commencing in 1980, and was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on November 12 1982....
 in Northampton
Northampton

Northampton is a large market town and Non-metropolitan district in the East Midlands region of England. It is about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, and lies on the River Nene....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, and the Shibayama Test Tower in Shibayama, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
, which is also the world's tallest at 154 meters.








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An Elevator test tower is a structure usually 100 to 140 meters tall that is designed to evaluate the stress and fatigue limits of specific elevator
Elevator

An elevator or lift is a vertical transport vehicle that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building. They are generally powered by electric motors that either drive traction cables and counterweight systems, or pump hydraulic fluid to raise a cylindrical piston....
 cars in a controlled environment. Tests are also carried out in the test tower to insure reliability and safety in current elevator designs and address any failures that may arise. Examples of an elevator test tower are the Express Lift Tower
Express Lift Tower

The Express Lift Tower is a former elevator test tower built by the Express Lift Company off the Weedon Road in Northampton, England. The structure was commissioned in 1978 with construction commencing in 1980, and was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on November 12 1982....
 in Northampton
Northampton

Northampton is a large market town and Non-metropolitan district in the East Midlands region of England. It is about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, and lies on the River Nene....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, and the Shibayama Test Tower in Shibayama, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
, which is also the world's tallest at 154 meters.