12 cable cars of our planet, the view from which is a real fantasy

At one time, cable cars performed various functions: some were built as urban transport, others to transport goods.

But undoubtedly, all these structures are admirable, and the view from the small trailers soaring in the sky opens up simply wonderful. What is the longest cable car in history: its length was 96 kilometers and delivered ore from Lapland. Now she has only a small area left, which turned into an attraction. Let's look at the most amazing cable cars in the world.

Japanese Alps on Honshu Island, Japan.

The cable car in Queenstown, New Zealand, has earned the title of the coolest in the Southern Hemisphere.

Lucerne, Switzerland: the first cable car in the world to rotate cabins. An ideal place to climb to Pilatus Mountain in half an hour, enjoying the alpine meadows and cows grazing on them.

Grenoble, France: the world's first city cableway, it was built so that you can easily get to the Bastille fortress.

Cable Car over Niagara in Canada: one of the oldest cable cars in the world, which carries its passengers only half a kilometer.

Road to Heaven, China: A Tianmen Mountain cable car that moves at an angle of 70 degrees right in the clouds. The difference in height is so large that the passengers have ears.

The cable car on Ai-Petri, Crimea, passes through the Yalta Mountain Forest Reserve.

Genting Highlands, Malaysia: a mountain town an hour's drive from Kuala Lumpur, which is loved by both tourists and locals for its many entertainment centers and attractions.

La Paz, Bolivia: and here the cable car connects the capital with the highest city metropolis of the world El Alto. And if this is entertainment for tourists, then for locals it is almost an ordinary minibus.

Denizli, Turkey: The funicular leads to the observation deck, from which there is simply a magical view of the city.

Danang, Vietnam: the longest (more than five kilometers) cableway on the planet today.

The funicular that leads to the ancient fortress of the 1st century BC Masada, Israel. From the wagons a breathtaking view of the Dead Sea and the endless sands of the desert opens.

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