Pater Noster

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    V Vigadó utca 6, Inner Town
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Lonely Planet review

One of the strangest public conveyances you'll ever encounter can still be found in a few office and government buildings in Budapest. They're the körfogó (rotator) lifts or elevators, nicknamed 'Pater Nosters' for their supposed resemblance to a large rosary. A Pater Noster is essentially a rotating series of individual cubicles that runs continuously.

You don't push a button and wait for a door to open; you hop on just as a cubicle reaches floor level and you jump out - quickly - when you reach your desired floor. If you were wondering what happens at the top, stay on and find out. Don't worry - you'll live. The lift simply descends to the ground floor in darkness to begin its next revolution. The most central Pater Noster - that you may or may not be able to ride - is in the government building at V Vigadó utca 6.