Located on the east side of Karmo Monastery, Elevador do Carmo is Lisbon's only elevator open to the public. Raoul Mesnier Du Ponsard, a student of Alexandre Gustave Eiffe, opened on July 10, 1902 and became a good place to enjoy Lisbon's street scenery. Overlooking the busy streets of Largo do Carmo and Baixa Pombalina, the city of Seven Hills is also full of long crowds of tourists queuing to the top every day. In 1907, the elevator was changed from steam power to electric power and was appraised as a national historical monument in 2002, although the elevator is right next to the hotel. But Lisbon friends repeatedly said,'It's enough to take a picture of the pickpocket's base at night. Don't rush to give money to the pickpocket'. We punched a card when we passed by, that's enough