Paternoster lifts you can ride in Prague

A paternoster lift is an elevator that moves in a loop without stopping. Some people call it a "death elevator" but the name 'paternoster' is Latin for "our father" referring to the rosary-bead-like track of the elevator compartments. It's easy to understand, but scary in practice.

A paternoster lift is an elevator that moves in a loop without stopping. To ride you have to time your step or hop quickly on/off.

They stopped making them for safety reasons, but #Prague has quite a few still in operation.

Have you ridden one?
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— Alison A. Glitter (@alisonaglitter) June 30, 2020

Like I said, they aren't made anymore due to safety reason, but there are still 70 reported paternoster lifts operating in the whole of the Czech Republic. Here is my list of reported paternoster lifts with public access.

9 paternoster lifts in Prague that you can ride*

1. Praha 1 - The offices of České dráhy, the national Czech railway company.
2. Praha 1 - Dům U Nováků is the Novak house building that houses a casino next to Lucerna.
3. Praha 1 - Famous art nouveau passageway Palace Lucerna supposedly has one. *I've never found it myself.
4. Praha 1 - The city government building at Škodův palác near the Lítačka transportation card services office has one that is easy to access.
5. Praha 1 - Palác YMCA near the Náměstí Republiky metro has a paternoster lift and a cute café too. 
6. Praha 1 - Nová Radnice is the Prague City Hall building. *After appearing in an Honest Guide video about secret places around Prague, it became popular and was closed to tourists for a short while.
7. Praha 2 - The headquarters for Český rozhlas, a radio station production studio with headquarters in this Vinohrady building. *I couldn't find the lift myself, so it may be an area with employee access.
8. Praha 6 - Poliklinika Pod Marjánkou is a medical clinic in Břevnov with a paternoster lift. 
9. Praha 7 - Územní pracoviště pro Prahu 6 a Prahu 7 a SFÚ are the municipal offices of Prague 6 and 7.

To find them, check out my Google Maps list of paternoster lifts in Prague. Have you ridden one before? I am both frightened and fascinated every time I get on one. Thus far, I'm too afraid to ride it on a full loop, but I hear it is safe. Drop me a line on Twitter and tell me which ones you have ridden!