Ascensor da Glória

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ascensor-da-gl-ria

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Santo António civil parish, Lisbon, Portugal
2. What is the year of electric power introduction?1915
3. How does the Ascensor da Glória work?Two cars are attached to opposite ends of a steel cable that runs over a pulley at the top. As one car goes down, the other goes up, balancing each other.
4. When was the Ascensor da Glória built and updated?It started operating in 1885 and was modernized with electric power in 1915, making it faster and cleaner.

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